RCN: LEAPS: Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently

科学家的人口分布，特别是那些处于权威地位的科学家，并不能反映美国人口的分布。造成这种差异的一些原因是众所周知的，例如缺乏榜样，以及人们在招聘、任命和晋升时倾向于在自己的圈子里寻找。该奖项将提供资源，培训，机会和结构，使参与的植物科学和附属组织能够通过根除压迫（ROOT）和共享我们的成果（SHOOT）来改变这种结构。该网络在广度和范围上不同寻常，它通过纳入为代表性不足的人群以及其他非营利组织和公司服务的合作伙伴，扩展了植物科学领域以前的合作活动。每个参与组织都独立地开始了这项工作，通过这个奖项，他们将协调发挥有意义和持久的变化，重塑植物科学界成为一个真正公平，包容和反种族主义。网络合作伙伴将设计和实施干预措施，以消除阻碍历史上被排除在科学领导和影响角色之外的个人参与和成功的障碍，评估这些干预措施的成功，并分享成果。广泛分享这一深入和仔细的自我研究的经验教训和成果，将为其他组织和专业协会提供信息，使其努力成为更具包容性和多样性的科学界。根除压迫（ROOT）和共享成果（SHOOT）研究协调网络（RCN）的目标是开发一个协作网络，促进整个植物科学的文化变革，以促进多样性，公平和包容性。该网络将协调资源的开发和传播，以建立和维持公平和包容的科学组织，包括评估工具和公平行动计划。它将为植物科学界提供公平实践和操作方面的广泛培训，同时实施双成员计划和共同参与会议。数百名学者和从业人员将接受包容性团队合作、气候和文化评估以及文化上敏感的辅导等主题的培训，而参与组织本身也将对其治理和领导结构进行知情的改革。该网络将创建共享网页，指南，研讨会，网络研讨会和行动计划，以教育和告知我们的社区成员和其他STEM成员。RCN最初由七个植物科学专业协会和组织组成;它还与致力于支持代表性不足和边缘化科学家的组织以及行业合作伙伴建立了正式的合作伙伴关系。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估而被认为值得支持。

The demographic distribution of scientists, especially those in positions of authority, does not reflect that of the US population. Some of the causes of this disparity are known, such as a lack of role models and the tendency for people to look within their own circles when they recruit, appoint, and promote. This award will provide resources, trainings, opportunities, and structures that will allow participating plant science and affiliated organizations to change that construct by Rooting Out Oppression Together (ROOT) and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently (SHOOT). The network is unusual in its breadth and scope, and it extends upon previous collaborative activities in the plant sciences by incorporating partners that serve underrepresented populations, as well as other non-profits and companies. The participating organizations have each independently begun this work, and through this award they will coordinate to exert meaningful and lasting change to reshape the plant science community into one that is truly equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist. The network partners will design and implement interventions to remove barriers that prevent the participation and success of individuals historically excluded from leadership and influence roles in science, assess the success of these interventions, and share the outcomes. Broadly sharing the lessons and outcomes from this deep and careful self-study will inform other organizations and professional societies as they strive towards becoming more inclusive and diverse scientific communities. The goal of the Rooting Out Oppression Together (ROOT) and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently (SHOOT) research coordination network (RCN) is to develop a collaborative network that facilitates cultural changes throughout the plant sciences to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. The network will coordinate the development and dissemination of resources for building and sustaining equitable and inclusive scientific organizations, including assessment tools and equity action plans. It will provide broad training of the plant science communities in equitable practices and operations, while implementing dual-membership programs and shared participation in conferences. Hundreds of scholars and practitioners will be trained in topics such as inclusive teamwork, climate and culture assessment, and culturally responsive mentoring, even as the participating organizations themselves implement well-informed changes to their governance and leadership structures. The network will create shared web pages, guides, workshops, webinars, and action plans to educate and inform our community members and others across STEM. The RCN initially consists of seven plant science professional societies and organizations; it has also established formal partnerships with organizations committed to supporting underrepresented and marginalized scientists, as well as industry partners.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.