Planning Grant: Collaborative Research: The WinG Collective: An initiative to support Women of Color in the Geosciences

气候变化和环境问题不成比例地影响低收入的有色人种社区，他们在地球科学和环境领域的代表性很低。特别是，有色人种妇女（WOC）目前是加州最大的群体，预计将成为美国最大的人口，但在地球科学领域的代表性最差。这些问题的结合形成了社会正义的危机，加剧了不平等，阻碍了环境和气候劳动力所需的创造力和创新。项目领导人将创建WinG集体，这是一个地球科学网络中的有色人种妇女，提供社区，归属，访问，宣传和资源，以克服他们成功的障碍。最初，WinG集体将侧重于加州大学，并调查WOC在地球科学方面的经验。然后，主要研究人员将设计和实施一个研讨会，为地球科学领域的WOC提供专业发展和支持性社区。最后，他们将总结调查结果，并与他们的校园和科学界分享，同时也制定如何在全国范围内扩展的战略。有大量的研究记录了目前的学术体系对有色人种的不足之处，并提出了旨在提高历史上少数民族学生的保留率的建议。这个规划项目是一个基层的方法来辨别地球科学中WOC的具体问题。这些活动调整和利用现有计划;加强指导和培训;并探索促进地球科学WOC长期成功和健康的根本性变化。WinG Collective将作为科学研究和合作的孵化器，同时还将通过提高领导能力，扩展纵向和横向网络以及指导社区参与的最佳实践来倡导变革。项目负责人寻求推进地球科学中的WOC，全面强调包括科学努力和跨越学术界垂直结构的指导网络以及加州大学系统内的平行系统，具有全国长期适应的潜力。从这个规划补助金的经验教训是那些相关的支持和宣传WOC在地球科学nationals.This奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

Climate change and environmental issues disproportionately impact low-income communities of color, who are poorly represented in the Geosciences and environmental fields. In particular, women of color (WOC) are currently the largest group in California and projected to become the largest demographic in the United States, yet are amongst the most poorly represented in the Geosciences. This combination of issues forms a crisis in social justice, contributes to rising inequality, and hinders creativity and innovation needed in the environmental and climate workforce. The project leaders will create the WinG Collective, a Women of Color in the Geosciences network that provides community, belonging, access, advocacy, and resources to overcome the obstacles to their success. Initially, the WinG Collective will focus on the University of California and survey the experiences of WOC in the Geosciences. Then, the principal investigators will design and implement a workshop to provide professional development and a supportive community for WOC in the Geosciences. Finally, they will summarize the findings and share with their campuses and science community while also strategizing how to expand nationally.There are a multitude of studies that document the inadequacies of the current academic system for people of color and proposals targeted to improve retention of historically minoritized students. This planning project is a grassroots approach to discern issues specific to WOC in the Geosciences. The activities align and leverage existing programs; bolster mentoring and training; and explore radical change that promotes the long term success and health of WOC in the Geosciences. The WinG Collective will serve as an incubator for scientific research and collaborations while also championing agents of change with advancing leadership capacity, extending vertical and lateral networks, and guiding best practices for community engagement. The project leaders seek to advance WOC in the Geosciences with a holistic emphasis that includes scientific endeavors and a mentoring network that spans the vertical structure of academia and parallel systems within the University of California system, with potential for longer-term adaptation nationally. Lessons from this planning grant are ones that are relevant to support and advocacy of WOC in the Geosciences nationally.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.