A sponsorship action plan for increasing diversity in STEMM
A sponsorship action plan for increasing diversity in STEMM
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DOI：
10.1002/ece3.4962
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Leigh, Andy
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作者：
Huston, Wilhelmina M.;Cranfield, Charles G.;Leigh, Andy
妇女和边缘化群体在学术界，特别是在科学、技术、工程、数学和医学（STEMM）领域取得领导地位存在许多结构性和文化障碍。为解决这一不平等现象，已经介绍了一系列干预措施，取得了不同程度的成功。在这里，我们建议，赞助可能是一个有效的干预措施，并提出了一个机构的行动计划，在学术界实施赞助计划。我们概述了为什么赞助可能是一种有效的策略，特别是如果通过机构的精心计划实施的话。然后，我们详细介绍了在实施中要考虑的行动计划的三个组成部分：该计划的要素，赞助在学术界可能包括的活动，以及赞助商和保护者的选择。该计划也可以在没有机构计划的情况下由学术领导制定，并可以作为学术界渴望解决STEMM多样性和包容性的个人的指南。
There are numerous structural and cultural barriers to the progression of women and marginalized groups to leadership in academia, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). A range of interventions have been described to address this inequity, with varying success. Here, we suggest that sponsorship could be one effective intervention and propose an institutional action plan to implement a sponsorship program in academia. We outline why sponsorship could be an effective strategy, especially if implemented through a deliberate program by an institution. We then detail the three components of an action plan to be considered in implementation: the elements of the program, the activities that sponsorship in academia likely encompasses, and the selection of sponsors and proteges. The plan could also be enacted by academic leadership in the absence of an institutional program and could serve as a guide to individuals in academia aspiring to address diversity and inclusion in STEMM.