Increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace by becoming an ally, which means educating yourself about the experiences of others, acknowledging your own biases and being willing to be vulnerable and authentic in conversations, writes Poornima Luthra, an associate professor at the Copenhagen Business School. "Be observant of who tends to get opportunities to be seen and heard -- then take steps to include and amplify those who don't," Luthra writes.

Iowa State University scientists led by Dr. Raj Raman are developing new approaches to cover crops that incorporate perennial groundcovers, a development that could break down barriers keeping farmers from adopting the cover cropping more widely.

Male faculty are invited to a workshop that shows them how to positively impact gender equity at Iowa State, particularly in the STEM fields. 

How can you effectively intervene when you see someone being targeted for an aspect of their identity? Psychologists studying intergroup relations and perspective-taking offer this advice.

The pay gap between men and women in academic science is bigger than it is in industry, according to a new analysis of federal survey data. What might it take to close that gap?

Authorship is the primary form of symbolic capital in science. Despite this, authorship is rife with injustice and malpractice, with women expressing concerns regarding the fair attribution of credit. 

Devaluation of women’s work in science creates cumulative disadvantages in scientific careers. Open discussion regarding power dynamics related to gender is necessary to develop more equitable distribution of credit for scientific labor.

Inadequately citing or entirely omitting the scholarship of women and people of color reflects the larger problem of entrenched marginalization in the academy, write 12 women scholars.