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A new study that follows 21 Black men pursuing graduate degrees in engineering explores themes of structural racism, unfair treatment, unwelcoming environments and feelings of isolation.
Firsthand account about the experience of racism in scholarly publishing, showing we have "a great deal of powerful and humbling work to do" to address racism and the white-dominated culture of our industry.
Across the UK, universities are falling behind government targets to increase female representation on their boards by 2020. What steps can they take?
If scientists avoid discussing the topic candidly, racist theories will fill the vacuum.
I’ve encountered even more prejudice as a researcher from the Middle East than as a woman working in Saudi Arabia, says Malak Abedalthagafi.
Efforts to increase diversity in research assessment panels don’t cut it.
The website Levers in Heels, which features African women in STEM, in January called on the internet to tweet the names of African women scientists. People shared hundreds.
Roughly six-in-ten black STEM workers say they have experienced any of eight specific forms of racial or ethnic discrimination at work.
Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?
Editors of scientific journals are a far less diverse group than the scientists in scientific publications.
Income and gender make a big difference in who winds up inventing.
The secret to unlocking innovation isn’t tax cuts - it’s equality.
