Title: Equity for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM: Graduate experiences and career plans in chemistry

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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  1. Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403,
  2. Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403,
  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
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Significance On June 10, 2020, as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, scientists in the United States and throughout the world paused to consider how systematic racism affects the scientific enterprise. As a result, many academic departments are now assessing policies and practices that may contribute to this situation. This paper provides evidence of the nature of inequities related to race–ethnicity and gender in graduate school experiences and career plans of PhD students in one science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discipline, chemistry. The results can help promote understanding of the problems and guide efforts toward equity within STEM and, potentially, other academic areas. In turn, these changes can strengthen the scientific enterprise and the well-being of society.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR (United States); University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-03ER46061
OSTI ID:
1756900
Report Number(s):
DOE-UOregon-46061-1; e2020508118
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 118; ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
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graduate student experience
underrepresented minorities
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