Pride in Polar Research
Abstract
Inclusivity, equity, and diversity benefit all of Polar research, helping the community to realise its full potential. Pride in Polar Research (PiPR) was established when an early career researcher reached out to the community ahead of the POLAR2018 conference in Davos, seeking solutions to the isolation and discrimination issues they faced as a queer and intersex scientist. What began as a plea to other members of the community to be more visible by wearing rainbow badges quickly developed into a group actively working to combat biases through community development and education. PiPR is inclusive, welcoming all Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics identities (LGBTQIA+ and others). Since the first meeting in Davos, attended by >30 conference participants, PiPR has received support from SCAR, IASC, and other organisations, established Twitter (1400+ followers) and Facebook (200+ followers) accounts, and a moderated mailing list (100+ members), becoming an internationally recognised network.
PiPR is working to establish a more formal structure and is cooperating with Women in Polar Science, Minorities in Polar Research, other intersectional groups and allies across academia to build on its initial successes. Beyond supporting, connecting, and raising the visibility of members of our community, PiPR will produce resources intended to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion within Polar research. One priority is to provide practical advice to individuals and groups organising workshops, conferences, fieldwork, etc., on how best to be as inclusive and welcoming as possible, given the many different barriers that members of the PiPR community face worldwide.- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020AGUFMSY0310006T
- Keywords:
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- 0855 Diversity;
- EDUCATION;
- 1938 Knowledge representation and knowledge bases;
- INFORMATICS;
- 6319 Institutions;
- POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES;
- 6620 Science policy;
- POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES