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Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.
Preprint showing that ethnic diversity consistently leads to higher scientific impact.
The report identifies and addresses three critical points for women and women of color tech and science entrepreneurs: the myth that there is a "pipeline problem", the fact that traditional accelerator programs are not working for this population and how investors can fix the funding gap.
An analysis of drug studies shows that most participants are white, even though trials are being done in more countries.
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.
