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Disabled PhD holders in STEM get paid less
- Apr 15, 2024
Today more than 27% of American adults have disabilities, and yet people with disabilities still face many barriers to health, equity, and inclusion. The Disability Health Research Center aims to shift the paradigm from ‘living with a disability’ to ‘thriving with a disability’ and uses data-driven approaches to drive change in many sectors, including in STEM.
In search of a job—But which one? How unemployed people revise their occupational expectations
- Apr 1, 2024
Job search is a compulsory duty with which unemployed people must either comply, or risk being sanctioned. Activation policies have reinforced this obligation (Eichhorst et al., 2008). At the same time, employment job statuses have diversified, while conditions of employment have been weakened; the end result is growing job insecurity and precariousness, primarily affecting jobseekers
Implementing a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility strategy: Lessons learned at five scholarly communications organizations
- Nov 6, 2023
This article focuses on five very different information organizations represented in NISO's DEIA Committee, which are working on improving DEIA, in order to make recommendations for other organizations in this space, based on our shared experiences.
Cultivating inclusive instructional and research environments in ecology and evolutionary science
- Jul 21, 2023
This article is meant to contribute to the ongoing conversation and propose some guidance to ecologists and evolutionary scientists by describing and providing research-based practices to implement in everyday teaching and research settings
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in research: Implications for nurse scientists
- Jul 14, 2023
This article reviews why we should review DEI in research and provides 3 strategies Nurse Scientists can use to increase DEI in healthcare research.
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How professional engineers can contribute to attraction and retention of minority groups into the engineering profession through equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization efforts
- May 19, 2023
So how can professional engineers contribute as individuals, leaders, and within their organizations to improve the diversity amongst the engineering workforce? It is important to acknowledge that this is both an internal personal development journey, as well as an external journey as a professional.
Inclusive LGBTQ+ fieldwork: Advancing spaces of belonging and safety
- Apr 25, 2023
Increasing everyday levels of LGBTQ+ phobia and other forms of identity-based prejudice reveal the need for systematic attention across the versatile geographic discipline to the belonging and safety of LGBTQ+ field researchers.
In OW-STEM, a Legacy Push for STEM Diversity
- Feb 20, 2023
Opening STEM fields to traditionally "underrepresented" communities strengthens future workforces.
Moving Labs: A Checklist for Researchers with Disabilities
- Jan 9, 2023
How to choose a workplace that is welcoming and safe, and where your career will thrive.
Inclusive Restoration: Ten Recommendations to Support LGBTQ+ Researchers in Restoration Science
- Dec 12, 2022
Restoration science is uniquely positioned to create change: the same principles that shape ecosystem restoration also provide a blueprint for cultivating inclusion in science.
Why is Diverse Leadership in STEM Important?
- Nov 28, 2022
Five industry leaders discuss how their organizations have successfully created inclusive, diverse work environments.
How to Tell if a Company is LGBTQ+ Friendly During a Job Search, According to an Expert
- Nov 21, 2022
It’s important for LGBTQ+ professionals to have safe, inclusive work environments now more than ever.
The Role of Desktop Virtual Reality as an Accessible and Equitable Strategy to Improve Career Opportunities for Women in Technology
- Nov 14, 2022
The conventional classroom does not seem to adequately address the gender disparity in technology education.
Helping Women Start Careers in Tech
- Sep 14, 2022
You want a career in tech, but you don't know where to start. Wiley Edge’s ‘Aspire’ program can help unlock your future.
The Impact of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Your Security Career
- Aug 19, 2022
A security leader’s decisions and actions when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion practices can send a powerful message to the organization and the security industry, and impact reputation and personal brand.
Winner of Notable Research Award Discusses Inclusion, Diversity in Laboratory Environments
- Jun 28, 2022
Sara Ranjbar, PhD, winner of the Mayo Clinic’s 2021 Edward C. Kendall Alumni Award for Meritorious Research, has always known she wanted a job that would enable her to help patients and be of service to others.
New Western New York Tech Boot Camp: 'A Shining Example of the Power of Diversity'
- Jun 17, 2022
The boot camp is one of a handful of efforts locally aimed at building a tech workforce representative of the community's diverse demographics.
Time to Re-Think the Scientific CV
- Apr 29, 2022
Fresh formats showcase researchers’ work more effectively.
Time to Re-Think the Divide Between Academic and Support Staff
- Apr 18, 2022
Research professionals should not be split into two categories.
Most Support Workplace Diversity but not if Job Qualification: National Survey
- Jan 10, 2022
Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don’t support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and promotion decisions.
