Social Science Space

In a free hour-long webinar on July 28, a funder, editor, and publisher will share what they are doing to make a more inclusive research environment, challenges they face along the way, and ideas for future improvement.

A 2021 report sponsored by the SRA determined that diversity in the UK’s social research community is poor, but “it also shows that there is a strong appetite for change and that many organizations are starting to take steps in the right direction.”

Academic pipeline programs have created safe spaces for women, minorities and persons with disabilities to receive training in STEM disciplines […]

While strides have been made for women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in seeking careers in science and engineering, as […]

This round table discussion focuses on what it means to be a woman of color starting out a career in […]

“Demystifying Academic Processes: From Publishing Your Research to Promoting it,” answered three main questions: How can you get published in an academic journal (whether an early career researcher or veteran)? How can you promote your publications? And how should you think about measuring impact?

While Americans have a long way to go until U.S. higher education accurately reflects the country it inhabits and honestly depicts that road that got us here, below are eight organizations working to strengthen the academic pipeline right now.

Ellen Hutti and Jenine Harris have quantified the extent to which female authors are represented in assigned course readings. In this blog post, they emphasize that more equal exposure to experts with whom they can identify will better serve our students and foster the growth, diversity and potential of this future workforce. They also present one repository currently being built for readings by underrepresented authors that are Black, Indigenous or people of color.

As the U.S. Congress debates the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a new paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences urges lawmakers to focus on provisions aimed at increasing the numbers of black and Latinx teachers.

Their paper about the evolution of malaria was in review for what seemed like an eternity. Every month, Susan Perkins and her then-graduate student Spencer Galen would check in with the editors. The problem seemed to be a lack of peer reviewers …

The greatest value of research is the positive impact it has on society. In this first blog post from a series looking at seminal academic articles from the SAGE Inspire collection, the editor of ‘Administrative Science Quarterly’ talks about a key 2016 piece on ‘whitening résumés.’

You’d be forgiven for assuming a quick and sure way to multiply profits and amplify organizational success is to increase the gender and racial diversity of any group. According to mainstream media, the effects of gender and racial diversity are universally favorable. However, professor Alice Eagly states, “the truth is there’s no adequate scientific basis for these newsworthy assertions.”