It is important to provide a safe and respectful environment, where students and staff feel welcome to pursue and be passionate about research. While the first step is to acknowledge that we need to increase diversity in STEM across metrics, what can we do? I believe it is important to learn about existing bias in academia, and promote inclusivity and equity. On this page, I share some resources on diversity in various identity aspects in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Feel free to email me with any suggestions, I will add them on this page.
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There are benefits of having diverse perspectives and voices in academia! A great summary of resources can be found here.
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Contribution to the conversation about inclusion and equity in STEM focusing on gender inequality: here
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"IF/THEN® seeks to further advance women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers."
Why talking about pronouns in the work place matter? Click!
Read the article "How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces"
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"Trends on students and staff with disabilities in STEM" by Professors Paul Upchurch and Seralynne Vann.
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"Recommendations for making editorial boards diverse and inclusive" Mahdjoub et al. (2022)
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"A set of principles and practical suggestions for equitable fieldwork in biology" Ramírez-Castañeda et al. (2022)
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"Sticky steps and the gender gap: how thoughtful practices could help keep caregivers in science" Meirmans et al. (2022)
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"Meet the women and girls of STEM. They build robots, find new sources of energy, study animals, play with slime, and invent apps. They help make the world a better (and cooler) place to be. Each story will give you a sneak peek into how they got their start in STEM and help you begin your journey too!"
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My STEM Job : a campaign highlighting women who work in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across Canada.
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"Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions."
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"Set in contemporary times, a young Mi'kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts (kaktukopnji'jk). They quickly struggle with their differing views of the world. Through humour and story, the characters must come to terms with their own gifts and challenges as they dedicate efforts to the birds. Each "count night" reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land and history on a personal level.
Inspired by real-life species at risk work, shalan joudry originally wrote this story for an outdoor performance.
Elapultiek calls on all of us to take a step back from our routine lives and question how we may get to understand our past and work better together. The ideal of weaving between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds involves taking turns to speak and to listen, even through the most painful of stories, in order for us all to heal. We are in a time when sharing cultural, ecological, and personal stories is vital in working towards a peaceful shared territory, co-existing between peoples and nature."
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"The BlackAFinSTEM Collective seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black STEM professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career connection, and community engagement. We aim to inspire new audiences to engage in nature and share the stories of Black conservationists from across the country."
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Fieldguides - BIPOC in STEM "VALUING UNDERREPRESENTED PERSPECTIVES IN SCIENCE" offers mentoring programs and provides a list of very interesting articles and resources.
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"The Kindness in Science Collective is a community of people predominantly based in Aotearoa New Zealand focused on leading a culture shift in the science community that embeds kindness to achieve better outcomes. Kindness in Science is a fierce commitment to deliberate and sustained action to build a just science system that is accessible, inclusive and equitable."
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