Gender equity and harassment

The geosciences are still one of the least diverse scientific disciplines, in part, due to the persistence of hostile environments towards women and LGBTQ+ individuals. In recent years, more professional organizations, including the National Science Foundation, have highlighted the need to move to a more inclusive research culture by addressing stereotypes and barriers linked to gender identities.

Readings

• Cartier, K. M. S. (2020). Body-Based Jargon Can Be Harassment When It Turns Sexual. Eos (0096-3941), 101(4), 5.
• Clancy, K. B., Lee, K. M., Rodgers, E. M., & Richey, C. (2017). Double jeopardy in astronomy and planetary science: Women of color face greater risks of gendered and racial harassment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122(7), 1610-1623.
• Gonzales. (2019). Participation of Women in the Geoscience Profession. AGI Data Brief, Geoscience Currents #136.
• Guarino, C. M., & Borden, V. M. (2017). Faculty service loads and gender: Are women taking care of the academic family?. Research in Higher Education, 58(6), 672-694.
• Jackson, K.M. and Winfield, L.L. (2014). Realigning the Crooked Room: Spelman Claims a Space for African American Women in STEM. Peer Review (Association of American Colleges & Universities), Spring 2014, Vol. 16, No. 2. 
• Marín-Spiotta, E. (2018). Harassment should count as scientific misconduct. Nature, 557: 141.
• Mattias de Vries, K. (2012). Intersectional identities and conceptions of the self: The experience of transgender people. Symbolic Interaction, 35(1), 49-67.
• Johnson, P., Widnall, S. E., Benya, Frazier F., & National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. Policy Global Affairs. (2018). Sexual harassment of women: Climate, culture, and consequences in academic sciences, engineering, and medicine (Consensus study report). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). Sexual harassment of women: climate, culture, and consequences in academic sciences, engineering, and medicine. National Academies Press.
• Núñez,A., Rivera, J.,Hallmark, T. (2019). Applying an intersectional lens to expand equity in the geosciences. Journal of Geoscience Education, 68: 2.
• Olcott, A. N., & Downen, M. R. (2020). Surveying the Challenges of Fieldwork for LGBTQ+ Geoscientists. Eos (0096-3941), 101(11), 22–24.

Resources

• Anti-Harassment resources, AGU Ethics & Equity
• Resource Flow for Stanford students, designed in partnership with student-led RiSE (Respect in Stanford Earth)
• Responding to Hostile Behaviors, ADVANCEGeo Partnership
• Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Education-Title IX Office (SHARE-TIX), Stanford University
• What is Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination? ADVANCEGeo Partnership

Queer and trans resources:

• Unofficial Guide for Trans Resources at Stanford
• Stanford Pride (LGBTQ Alumni), Stanford University
• Transgender Support & Resources, Stanford University