Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations

Individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups continue to face systemic barriers that impede their ability to access, persist, and thrive in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) higher education and workforce. Without actively dismantling policies and practices that disadvantage people from minoritized groups, STEMM organizations stand to lose much needed talent and innovation as well as the ideas that come from having a diverse workforce.A new report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences examines the backdrop of systemic racism in the United States that has harmed and continues to harm people from minoritized groups, which is critical for understanding the unequal representation in STEMM. The report outlines actions that top leaders and gatekeepers in STEMM organizations, such as presidents and chief executive officers, can take to foster a culture and climate of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion that is genuinely accessible and supportive to all.Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 IntroductionPART I2 The Historical and Contemporary Context for Structural, Systemic, and Institutional Racism in the United States3 Population Data and Demographics in the United StatesPART II4 Lived Experiences and Other Ways of Knowing in STEMMPART III5 Minoritized Individuals in STEMM: Consequences and Responses to Racial Bias and How STEMM Professionals Can Help6 The Gatekeepers of STEMM: How Individual Bias and Inequality Persist and How STEMM Professionals Can Help7 Diverse Work Teams: Understanding the Challenges and How STEMM Professionals Can Leverage the Strengths8 Understanding Organizations and the Role of Leadership in Developing a Culture of Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion9 Research AgendaAppendix A: Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in STEM: Themes from Four Recent National Academies ReportsAppendix B: Comparison Tables of Science and Engineering Degrees Earned by Race and Ethnicity and Gender in 2011 and 2019Appendix C: Process for Panel's InterviewsAppendix D: GlossaryAppendix E: Committee and Staff Biosketches