制定多样性,公平性和包容性指南针,以指导非洲加强科学能力的努力
Victoria O Kasprowicz1,2, Kim Darley Waddilove1, Denis Chopera1
1Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa.
PLOS global public health
|December 20, 2023
概括
多样性,公平性和包容性 (DEI) 对于科学进步至关重要. 桑德开发了一个DEI指南针,解决偏见,各种劳动力需求,并促进非洲科学指导研究机构.
科学领域:
- 全球卫生研究全球卫生研究
- 加强科学能力 加强科学能力
- 多样性,平等和包容 (DEI) 在STEM中
背景情况:
- DEI对于科学进步和社会影响至关重要.
- 非洲科学面临着独特的DEI挑战,需要当地相关的解决方案.
- 撒哈拉以南非洲结核病/艾滋病研究卓越网络 (SANTHE) 网络在八个非洲国家开展业务.
研究的目的:
- 共同为SANTHE网络制定DEI指南.
- 创建一个视觉工具,一个DEI指南针,来表示这些准则.
- 在网络中识别和解决关键的DEI挑战.
主要方法:
- 整个联盟的调查.
- 焦点小组讨论.焦点小组讨论.
- 合作工作坊. 合作工作坊.
主要成果:
- 确定了三个关键的DEI主题领域:克服偏见,尊重多元化劳动力的需求和促进非洲科学.
- 开发了一个"DEI指南针",提出了可行的步骤.
- 强调需要解决心理健康,残疾,职业稳定,育儿和女性特有的挑战.
结论:
- 该DEI指南针作为一个动态的工具,用于建立和进步到机构DEI优先级.
- 解决偏见和支持多元化的劳动力对于推动非洲科学发展至关重要.
- 量身定制的DEI倡议对于当地环境中的相关性和有效性至关重要.
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