As a Black woman doing her PhD in neuroscience, Kaela S. Singleton quickly realized the many ways in which racism had hobbled her career. From the myth of Black resilience to a culture of exclusion and a lack of community support, Singleton has experienced — and witnessed — the many aspects of academic culture that hurt researchers from minoritized communities.
Are you looking for data on gender or racial disparities in funding, best practices to host more inclusive meetings, testimonials and insights from diverse scientists, or examples of institutional actions to support mental health and well-being? Find all this and more on the searchable ALBA database of over 1000 resources, curated and categorised by topic, type and group identity.
With this database, we hope to foster an environment of awareness and learning, support individuals and organisations in their DEI efforts, and promote best practices and tools to achieve equity and inclusion.
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