Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade
It is well established that, in order to perform at their peak ability, a person must feel accepted, safe, and valued at work. Therefore, it is imperative to bring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to the forefront of Heliophysics over the next decade and well beyond. This position pape...
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| author | McArthur Jones Angeline G. Burrell Jennifer L. Gannon Alexa J. Halford Allison N. Jaynes Astrid Maute Kadidia Thiero |
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| description | It is well established that, in order to perform at their peak ability, a person must feel accepted, safe, and valued at work. Therefore, it is imperative to bring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to the forefront of Heliophysics over the next decade and well beyond. This position paper outlines three specific recommendations to make the Heliophysics community more diverse, equitable, and inclusive by improving the accessibility and accountability. These recommendations are: performing consistent collection and analysis of demographic data across different agencies, reimagining undergraduate Heliophysics internships using the SOARS® model, and providing conference funding for DEI speakers whose expertise lies outside the field of Heliophysics. These targeted recommendations have a well-documented positive impact, are simple to implement, and follow other scientific communities’ recent recommendations for making the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-277e39acd0a34330919a3ca07671083b2022-12-22T04:17:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences2296-987X2022-12-01910.3389/fspas.2022.10629701062970Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decadeMcArthur Jones0Angeline G. Burrell1Jennifer L. Gannon2Alexa J. Halford3Allison N. Jaynes4Astrid Maute5Kadidia Thiero6Space Science Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, WA, DC, United StatesSpace Science Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, WA, DC, United StatesComputational Physics, Inc., Lafayette, CO, United StatesIonospheric, Thermospheric, Mesospheric Laboratory, Heliophysics Division, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United StatesHigh Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United StatesSOARS®, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United StatesIt is well established that, in order to perform at their peak ability, a person must feel accepted, safe, and valued at work. Therefore, it is imperative to bring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to the forefront of Heliophysics over the next decade and well beyond. This position paper outlines three specific recommendations to make the Heliophysics community more diverse, equitable, and inclusive by improving the accessibility and accountability. These recommendations are: performing consistent collection and analysis of demographic data across different agencies, reimagining undergraduate Heliophysics internships using the SOARS® model, and providing conference funding for DEI speakers whose expertise lies outside the field of Heliophysics. These targeted recommendations have a well-documented positive impact, are simple to implement, and follow other scientific communities’ recent recommendations for making the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1062970/fulldiversityequityinclusionspace physicsdemographicsinternships |
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| title | Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade |
| title_full | Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade |
| title_fullStr | Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade |
| title_short | Recommendations on simple but transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in Heliophysics over the next decade |
| title_sort | recommendations on simple but transformative diversity equity and inclusion measures in heliophysics over the next decade |
| topic | diversity equity inclusion space physics demographics internships |
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