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Addressing systemic discrimination

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Aims & Objectives

This GYA working group starts from the commitment that the GYA should work against all systemic bias that results in discrimination (be it due to race, caste, gender, sexuality, culture, age, etc.), and should look into best practices to combat systemic bias. This GYA group works to reiterate trust in fundamental human rights, in the self-respect and worth of the human in academia and other places without discrepancy in any of the above. A compilation of resources to actively combat racism and discrimination in academia is being created.

Despite legal protections of fundamental human rights all over the world, discrimination in various forms remains pervasive, including in academia.

The group looks into how systemic bias, which manifests in institutional practices as well as individual behaviour (i.e., microaggression), can be addressed by the GYA as an organisation internally, but also when interacting with our partner organisations.

The GYA Anti-discrimination Statement was the first output of the group.

This GYA working group had started as a GYA Focus Area in June 2020. At the e-AGM in June 2020, GYA members had discussed a number of topics and decided on three focus areas as priority topics for the GYA in 2020/21. In May 2021, the decision was made to continue with this group for the 2021/22 year, and at the 2022 e-AGM, GYA members again voted to continue this group for the 2022/23 period. It was transformed into a continuous working group in May 2023.

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Lalit Khandare (Group Co-Lead)
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For GYA members and alumni only: connect to the group, collaborate and discuss with other members on the GYA-internal Agora platform here.

 

The GYA Anti-discrimination Statement was the first output of the group.

Suggestions for further activities are under development, and include:

  • Working towards increasing awareness within the GYA about unconscious bias, how it affects decisions and actions, and what practices GYA members and the global research community can adopt to reduce its impact
  • Developing guidelines for the GYA (and Young Academies and others) to use to eliminate racism and systemic bias through language
  • Creating partnerships with international organisations working along similar lines

Projects 2023/24

  • Development of an inclusive science leadership workshop focussing on equity, diversity and inclusion for the GYA Annual General Meeting 2024

Outcomes

2023

In April 2023, the group developed and organised the first-ever Inclusive Leadership workshop for GYA members and alumni, together with facilitators from Inclusive Innovation. The workshop aimed to foster reflection and understanding on how bias works, and allowed participants to practice inclusive leadership skills that can be applied in academia and other contexts. Read more here:

GYA Trains Inclusive Leaders

Inclusive Innovation | Fostering Inclusive Leaders: Designing A New Approach to DEI With The GYA

2022

In September 2022, group member Monika Kędra  gave a presentation on inclusion, diversity and equity at the GYA online event “Young and Global – A perspective on today’s challenges in science” together. This event was part of the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77). Read more about the session and watch the full presentation here.

In 2021/22, group members contributed to the development of the GYA Code of Professional Conduct, which was then approved by the membership at the Annual General Meeting in June 2022.

 

2020

In July 2020, the group published a GYA Anti-discrimination Statement as its first output.

 

 

    Summary
    Activity Status: Ongoing
    GYA Activity type: Working Groups
    Established in N/A
    Leads & Contact
    • Lalit Khandare
      Co-Lead / GYA Member
    • Vanessa Schweizer
      Co-Lead / GYA Member
    • Anna-Maria Gramatté
      Office Contact / GYA Office

    Members

    • Mirjam Brusius
      GYA Member
    • Estella Carpi
      GYA Member
    • Kate Crowe
      GYA Member
    • Mita Dasog
      GYA Member
    • Nadia De León
      GYA Member
    • Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay
      GYA Member
    • Mai F. Tolba
      GYA Member
    • Cynthia Farid
      GYA Member
    • Natasha Gownaris
      GYA Member
    • Tyrone Grandison
      GYA Member
    • Tina Gruosso
      GYA Member
    • Nkatha Kabira
      GYA Member
    • Monika Kedra
      GYA Member
    • Eshchar Mizrachi
      GYA Member
    • Andreea Molnar
      GYA Member
    • Prosper Ngabonziza
      GYA Member
    • Patrick Roberts
      GYA Member
    • Aram Simonyan
      GYA Member
    • Stella Tsani
      GYA Member

    Followers

    • Anina Rich
      GYA Alumni
    • Arya Shalini Subash
      GYA Member
    • Karen Cloete
      GYA Member
    • Jonas Radl
      GYA Member
    • Encieh Erfani
      GYA Member
    • Éva Dékány
      GYA Member
    • Rafał Majka
      GYA Member
    • Siok Yee Chan
      GYA Member
    • Hong Ching
      GYA Alumni
    • Sandra Lopez-Verges
      GYA Alumni
    • Robert Lepenies
      GYA Alumni
    • Koen Vermeir
      GYA Alumni
    • Mona Khoury-Kassabri
      GYA Alumni
    • Mohamed Elhadidy
      GYA Alumni

    Past Members

    • Paul Mason
      GYA Alumni
    • Encieh Erfani
      GYA Member
    • Anindita Bhadra
      GYA Alumni
    • Anna Harris
      GYA Alumni
    • Sandra Lopez-Verges
      GYA Alumni
    • Robert Lepenies
      GYA Alumni
    • Maral Dadvar
      GYA Alumni
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