The Fieldwork Initiative

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The Fieldwork Initiative

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

The Fieldwork Initiative is a grassroots network of over 3,500 students and researchers facing trauma, unsafe conditions, or sexual harassment and assault during research fieldwork. The Fieldwork Initiative seeks to maintain a network for victims who have struggled with gendered violence while conducting research and to proliferate pre-fieldwork training seminars that break open the blackbox of data collection.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Responding to Hostile Behaviors

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Responding to Hostile Behaviors

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Responding to hostile behaviors requires a community effort and strong leadership to send a clear message that these types of behaviors are not acceptable. Here you will find strategies to address incidents when they happen through bystander intervention as well as resources for changing the culture so that these behaviors do not continue to be tolerated.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Bystander Training

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Bystander Training

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

In addition to the ADVANCEGeo Partnership’s bystander intervention workshops, this page contains a compilation of common training programs on bystander intervention and other strategies to address harassment, sexual violence, and bias.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others

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Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

This page defines prejudice, provides data on who is affected most, and gives advice on helping yourself and others experiencing prejudice.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Lab heads should learn to talk about racism

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Lab heads should learn to talk about racism

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Fundamentally, tackling racism and intolerance in science requires an acknowledgement from us all that it exists. This is a call on senior scientists to speak up and to invite others to do so.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Anti-harassment/discrimination training materials

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Anti-harassment/discrimination training materials

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

In support of the geoscience community’s attentiveness to developing a more inclusive culture that is resistant to harassment and discrimination, a collaborative effort to develop an anti-harassment/discrimination curriculum is underway. The curriculum is designed to be engaging and educative for undergraduate students, who may have little formal training in the terminology and concepts surrounding such topics, are likely to be unaware of policies and procedures regarding harassment, discrimination, and fraternization, are unlikely to know how to respond if they were to witness an incident of discrimination or harassment, and unlikely to know how to report incidents. Through this curriculum we seek to empower students, who might otherwise be vulnerable. We also designed this curriculum to be a practical and approachable resource to inspire, encourage, and enable program facilitators, faculty, and other community leaders to engage with their students around these important topics to change our community’s culture.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.