Table 2.  Participant Responses Relating to Questions About Their Remote Work Policy OVERALL (N = 137) AT LEAST ONE-THIRD FEMALE (N = 61) LESS THAN ONE-THIRD FEMALE (N = 76) P VALUE* Presence of policy [n (%)] .15 Remote work policy already in place prior to the pandemic 1 (.7%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0%) Remote work policy started during the pandemic, ongoing 57 (42%) 24 (39%) 33 (43%) Remote work policy started during the pandemic, now modified 63 (46%) 32 (52%) 31 (41%) No remote work policy 16 (12%) 4 (6.6%) 12 (16%) When policy started [n (%)] .4 Within the first 1-2 mo of the onset of the US pandemic (January-March) 94 (78%) 42 (75%) 52 (81%) 3-4 mo after the start of the US pandemic (April-May) 25 (21%) 14 (25%) 11 (17%) June 2020 or thereafter 1 (.8%) 0 (0%) 1 (1.6%) No response 17 5 12 How policy has changed [n (%)] .9 Expanded 15 (12%) 8 (14%) 7 (11%) Contracted 68 (56%) 31 (54%) 37 (58%) Unchanged 38 (31%) 18 (32%) 20 (31%) No response 16 4 12 Amount of remote work (initial) [n (%)] .9 Minimal remote work options (1 d per week at home) 43 (36%) 19 (33%) 24 (38%) Moderate remote work options (2-3 d at home) 59 (49%) 29 (51%) 30 (47%) Full remote work capability (all remote with only necessary in person interaction) 19 (16%) 9 (16%) 10 (16%) No response 16 4 12 Amount of remote work (current) [n (%)] .056 No remote work 22 (27%) 12 (31%) 10 (23%) Minimal remote work options (1 d per week at home) 34 (41%) 10 (26%) 24 (55%) Moderate remote work options (2-3 d at home) 20 (24%) 12 (31%) 8 (18%) Full remote work capability (all remote with only necessary in person interaction) 2 (2.4%) 2 (5.1%) 0 (0%) Other 5 (6.0%) 3 (7.7%) 2 (4.5%) No response 54 22 32 OVERALL (N = 121) AT LEAST ONE-THIRD FEMALE (N= 57) LESS THAN ONE-THIRD FEMALE (N = 64) P VALUE* Department rationale for policy [n (%)] Public health (prevalence and risk of COVID-19 in the community) 118 (98%) 55 (96%) 63 (98%) .6 RESEARCH Adapting to the Virtual World 10 Applied Radiation Oncology March 2024 CME