A push for inclusive data collection in STEM organizations
A push for inclusive data collection in STEM organizations
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推动 STEM 组织包容性数据收集
作者：
Nicholas P. Burnett;A. M. Hernández;Emily E. King;Richelle L. Tanner;Kathryn Wilsterman
说明 专业协会可以更好地调查代表性不足的群体，从而更好地服务科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域的专业组织处于有利地位，可以通过提供有针对性的专业发展、交流机会和政治宣传 (3, 4) 来改善代表性不足的群体的招募和保留 (R&R) (1, 2)。针对特定的代表性不足群体定制这些举措可以增强其影响力 (5)，但这取决于组织了解其人口构成 (6)。在这里，我们根据来自代表 712,000 名选民的 73 个专业协会的信息，报告了 STEM 组织收集和使用会员和与会者人口统计数据的模式。鉴于我们观察到的不一致和局限性，我们建议调查计划可以作为组织进行包容性调查设计的模型，并在可能的情况下提供人口统计信息，用于相对于一般人群进行基准测试。通过改进的调查，组织可以利用人口统计数据来优先考虑和评估 R&R 工作，并分享 STEM 中代表性不足群体的有效 R&R 策略。
Description Professional societies could better survey, and thus better serve, underrepresented groups Professional organizations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are well-positioned to improve the recruitment and retention (R&R) of underrepresented groups (1, 2) by providing targeted professional development, networking opportunities, and political advocacy (3, 4). Tailoring these initiatives to specific underrepresented groups can enhance their impact (5), but this is predicated on organizations knowing their demographic make-up (6). Here, we report patterns in STEM organizations’ collection and usage of demographic data from members and conference attendees, based on information from 73 professional societies representing 712,000 constituents. In light of inconsistencies and limitations that we observed, we suggest survey programs that can serve as models for inclusive survey designs by organizations and, where possible, provide demographic information for benchmarking relative to the general population. With improved surveys, organizations can leverage demographic data to prioritize and evaluate R&R efforts, and share effective strategies for R&R of underrepresented groups across STEM.
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DOI：
10.1002/bes2.1939
发表时间：
2021
期刊：
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
影响因子：
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作者：
Nguyen, K. H.;Akiona, A. K.;Chang, C. C.;Chaudhary, V. B.;Cheng, S. J.;Johnson, S. M.;Kahanamoku, S. S.;Lee, A.;de Leon Sanchez, E. E.;Segui, L. M.
通讯作者：
Segui, L. M.