2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/24/2021 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | IMPROVING WORKPLACE CULTURE, INDOORS AND OUT: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THE GEOSCIENCES MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING | Virtual Platform
IMPROVING WORKPLACE CULTURE, INDOORS AND OUT: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THE GEOSCIENCES MORE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING
Fields within freshwater sciences remain some of the least diverse areas in STEM. Bias, discrimination, and harassment present serious hurdles to making our field more diverse. These behaviors persist due to longstanding structures of exclusion, continued marginalization of non-majority groups, severe power imbalances in research training and funding models, and inadequate attitudes and policies against misconduct. In many ways, field settings strengthen these barriers due to cultural norms (e.g. “Vegas rules”), stereotypes about who is a successful scientist, isolation in remote settings, exposure to environmental hazards, exclusionary local behaviors, and unclear reporting structures when misconduct does occur. In response we created the ADVANCEGeo Partnership, to shift scientific cultural norms and to build a more welcoming and equitable climate. We have created a series of collaborative, evidence-based trainings, including components on field safety, developing codes of conduct, and bystander intervention education for geoscientists. We have run more than 75 workshops for academic departments, field campaigns, and professional society audiences. Data describing the effectiveness of this educational program and on the overall workplace climate for the geosciences will be presented, with recommendations specifically for improving safety, inclusivity, and accessibility in the field.
- Inclusivity
- Career
- Women
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Rebecca Barnes
(), Colorado College, rebecca.barnes@coloradocollege.edu;
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Christine Bell
(), University of Wisconsin, Madison, christine.fabian@wisc.edu ;
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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
(), University of California, Merced, aaberhe@ucmerced.edu;
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Meredith Hastings
(), Brown University, meredith_hastings@brown.edu;
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Allison Mattheis
(), California State University, Los Angeles, aamatthe5@calstatela.edu ;
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Julie Maertens
(), University of Colorado, Boulder, jamaertens@gmail.com ;
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Blair Schneider
(), Kansas Geological Survey, blair.schneider@ku.edu;
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Billy Williams
(), American Geophysical Union, BWilliams@agu.org;
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Erika Marin-Spiotta
(), University of Wisconsin, Madison, marinspiotta@wisc.edu;
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