Voices In STEM: WOMEN, BIPOC, LGBTQ+

The focus of this study was to establish the relationship between modern science and indigenous knowledge (IK), particularly how modern science has become dominant over IK.

Despite efforts to recruit and retain more women, a stark gender disparity persists within academic science. Abundant research has demonstrated gender bias in many demographic groups, but has yet to experimentally investigate whether science faculty exhibit a bias against female students that could contribute to the gender disparity in academic science.

Workforce homogeneity limits creativity, discovery, and job satisfaction; nonetheless, the vast majority of university faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are men.

Psychologists have repeatedly shown that a single statistical factor—often called “general
intelligence”—emerges from the correlations among people’s performance on a wide variety of cognitive
tasks. But no one has systematically examined whether a similar kind of “collective intelligence” exists for
groups of people. In two studies with 699 people, working in groups of two to five, we find converging
evidence of a general collective intelligence factor that explains a group’s performance on a wide variety
of tasks.

AAAS is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to, and benefit from, science and engineering by encouraging the recruitment, development, and retention of scientists. AAAS provides tools that expand access to STEM education, strengthen and diversify the science and technology workforce, and amplify underrepresented and marginalized voices within STEM.

This is a grid that represents a collection of key actions and corresponding sample strategies on how to promote diversity and inclusion in science and technology workforces. This was created and put into action under the Obama administration.

Bias in science and academia is now being recognized as a prevalent problem, influencing hiring practices, attrition rates, and collaborations. This discusses how these issues can begin to be addressed.

This is a formal Canadian report that looks at Women in Science and Engineering.