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.

Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions

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Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions

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

Certain individuals are at higher risk for conflict and violence when they are in the field due to prejudice against their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, and/or religion. This paper provides strategies for acknowledging and reducing the risk of conflict.

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

Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM

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Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM

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

This study found that LGBTQ STEM professionals were more likely to experience career limitations, harassment, and professional devaluation than their non-LGBTQ peers. They also reported more frequent health difficulties and were more likely to intend to leave STEM.

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