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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Being a scientist is a very time-consuming job and being a parent is a full-time job by itself. In addition, parents working in science, mostly mothers, face struggles specific to their line of work, which strongly affect their career advancement. The resources available so far focus on the “mom penalty”, childcare policies and access to conferences.
The COVID-19 pandemic strongly affected our society and will have long-term repercussions that are yet to be fully determined. The pandemic particularly impacted researchers from underrepresented groups such as women and minorities. The ALBA Network gathered relevant resources on this issue.
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