Despite decades of efforts to address bias and increase opportunities in STEM fields, underrepresented minority and women PhD students still face challenges in advancing to elite postdoctoral and faculty positions. A survey conducted by the NSF AGEP California Alliance in 2015 aimed to identify factors influencing the success of PhD students in mathematical, physical, engineering, and computer sciences.
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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