DEI Awareness & Impact |
Gender equality plans (GEPs) are a requirement for all institutions participating in the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme, but what makes a plan effective?
Link Jun 2024 |
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Perspectives – Academic career in ecology: Effect of gender, caregiving labor, and the working environment
Link 2024 Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock on diversity: ‘It’s hard to find an argument against it’. The space scientist and broadcaster describes how she deals with racism, taps dyslexia’s hidden powers and inspires disadvantaged students to pursue science careers.
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Mentorship practices that improve the culture of peer review. Established researchers have an opportunity to help to build a fairer and more inclusive peer review culture by advocating for and empowering their trainees.
Link 17 Nov 2023 |
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CityU Seminar on "Why Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Matters to JCC Vet Medicine Seminar" by Richard Shah (Supervisor, Communication Coaching, Department of Infectious Disease and Public Health, City University)
Link 29 Mar 2023 |
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Welcome to the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide. This guide aims to help American Chemical Society staff and members communicate in ways that recognize and respect diversity in all its forms
Link 29 Sep 2022 A guide for developing a field research safety manual that explicitly considers risks for marginalized identities in the sciences
Link 20 Sep 2022 CityU Seminar on "Beyond the Tick-Box: Embedding Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in our Universities" by Dr Christine Thuranira-McKeever (Vice-Principal, Royal Veterinary College, University of London)
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There is strong evidence that the Athena Swan Gender Charter (UK) processes and methodologies have supported cultural and behavioural change - not just around gender equality and diversity in all its forms
Link 28 Aug 2019 Underrepresented faculty play a disproportionate role in advancing diversity and inclusion
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"The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness published a review of 18 studies in which the total number of subjects was more than 1500 people. - The researchers' conclusion: For people with low vision, sans-serif fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, Verdana or Adsans are more readable than serif fonts."
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DEI in the Veterinary Profession |
Factors Associated with the Innate Orthopedic Ability of Veterinary Student. Age, gender, handedness, videogame experience, building game experience, exposure to orthopedic surgery, or desire to pursue surgery as a career were not associated with student performance in any task.
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A cross-sectional study examining perceptions of discriminatory behaviors experienced and witnessed by veterinary students undertaking clinical extra-mural studies
Link 28 Apr 2023 Parallels between biodiversity and human diversity: A mandate to improve ecological and organizational health and vitality
Link 5 Jan 2023 Time for change: Allyship is an opportunity for every vet to share the burden of improving the profession
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One veterinarian's remarkable journey to becoming a successful veterinarian and educator despite the physical and mental setback she has endured throughout her life
Link 8 Jun 2021 |
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AVMA - Journey for Teams - provides a pathway for veterinary professionals to deepen knowledge of DEI, and foster the advancement of DEI in veterinary workplaces
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DEI Resources from other Organizations |
Welcome to the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide. This guide aims to help American Chemical Society staff and members communicate in ways that recognize and respect diversity in all its forms
Link 29 Sep 2022 |
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Wellcome Trust: How we're putting diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of our strategy
Link 26 Mar 2021 There is strong evidence that the Athena Swan Gender Charter (UK) processes and methodologies have supported cultural and behavioural change - not just around gender equality and diversity in all its forms
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Disabilities, Disorder & Other Health Conditions |
‘I hope I get the opportunity to fly’: Meet Paralympian-turned-astronaut John McFall. Nature speaks to the world’s first disabled astronaut about his hopes for the future of space exploration.
Link 22 Aug 2024 |
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Hugh survey finds US$10,000 pay gap for disabled scientists. Disabled people with STEM PhDs earn less than their non-disabled colleagues
Link 28 Nov 2023 Link 12 Oct 2023 ADHD is often perceived as something that will only hinder a colleague's workplace performance, but Matt Coldrey explains that with the right support, ADHD can be superpower - How universities can support staff with ADHD
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Bridging Neurodiversity and Open Scholarship: How Shared Values Can Guide Best Practices for Research Integrity, Social Justice, and Principled Education
Link 14 Jul 2022 |
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One veterinarian's remarkable journey to becoming a successful veterinarian and educator despite the physical and mental setback she has endured throughout her life
Link 8 Jun 2021 |
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Education |
Gender Distribution of Course Material Authors in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
Link 2 Sep 2024 Development of a Competency-Based Veterinary Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Domain
Link 2 Sep 2024 Support for Neurodivergent Students in Veterinary Education Part 1: Current Practice and Roundtable Discussion of Recommendations
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Gender |
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Female academics less likely to win prizes, even when the award is named after a woman. Analysis of nearly 9,000 awardees and 346 scientific prizes and medals published in Nature Human Behaviour has found that men win eight prizes for every one won by a woman if the award is named after a man
Link 21 Nov 2023 Male applicants are more likely to be awarded fellowships than female applicants: A case study of a Japanese national funding agency
Link 25 Oct 2023 |
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Gender and retention patterns among U.S. Faculty. Women are more likely than men to feel pushed from their jobs and less likely to feel pulled toward better opportunities, and women leave or consider leaving because of workplace climate more often than work-life balance
Link 20 Oct 2023 Toxic workplaces are the main reason women leave academic jobs. Women feel driven out by problems with workplace culture more often than by lack of work-life balance
Link 20 Oct 2023 STEM instructors who are women drive disclosure of concealable stigmatized identities to undergraduates
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Don't get mad, get equal: putting an end to misogyny in science. Subtle forms of misogyny attack female and coerce women to conform to conventional gender norms
Link 26 Jun 2023 |
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The public has been taught that scientific insight occurs when old white guys with facial hair get hit on the head with an apple or go running out of bathtubs shouting "Eureka!". That's not how it works, and it never has been.
Link 11 May 2023 Centering Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Experience, Access, & Safety in Ecological Fieldwork
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Brazilian women lead in science, technology and innovation, study shows: They have a strong ranking in the knowledge economy, but more progress is needed for women in decision making
Link 26 Mar 2013 Link 6 Mar 2013 Attrition of Women in the Biological Sciences: Workload, Motherhood, and Other Explanations Revisited
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Parenthood |
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Supporting mothers, empowering women. We raise awareness of the barriers faced by mothers in STEMM and advocate for workplace equity and inclusion
Link We are a group of parent scientists who decided to face the mission of bringing knowledge about a topic that, until recently, was ignored in the scientific community: how does parenthood affect the career of scientists?
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Race & Ethnicity |
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The public has been taught that scientific insight occurs when old white guys with facial hair get hit on the head with an apple or go running out of bathtubs shouting "Eureka!". That's not how it works, and it never has been
Link 11 May 2023 |
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Religion & Culture |
Indigenous insights can enrich our science and practice - 4 early-career Indigenous scholars from Australia, USA & Aotearoa New Zealand provide insights on the representation of Indigenous voices, knowledges and practice in biological sciences
Link 27 Jun 2023 |
Sexuality |
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That's so gay and other words that sting: Microaggressions that harm LGBT+ colleagues (British Veterinary Association)
Link 13 Oct 2021 |
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How to deliver a safer research culture for LGBTQIA+ researchers - Scientists from these communities mark the start of Pride Month by describing how colleagues and collaborators can better support them in lab and fieldwork settings
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Socioeconomic Status |
How to include and recognize the work of ornithologists based in the Neotropics: Fourteen actions for Ornithological Applications, Ornithology, and other global-scope journals
Link 7 Feb 2023 |
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Unsalaried internships and placements hinder inclusion and diversity, say scientists petitioning doe a fairier approach
Link 15 Oct 2020 Scientists in the discipline (Marine Mammalogy) and elsewhere say that uncompensated internships and work placements create barriers to inclusion and diversity
Link 29 Sep 2020 |
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Unpaid Internships - such positions undoubtedly provide valuable work experience, but only for those who can afford them, and this can prevent scientists from less-well-off backgrounds from entering the field
Link 3 Jun 2015 |
Work-Life Balance |
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