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According to a report published by American Physical Society (APS) in 2016, more than 20% of the physicists from sexual and gender minorities in the United States faced workplace discrimination due to their gender or sexual identity or expression (Gibney, 2016). We can safely assume that such discriminations, often faced by different minority groups, are not limited to any particular field and has much broader implications. However, due to lack of social support, data about discrimination for LGBTQIA+ (L-Lesbian, G-Gay, B-Bisexual, T-Transgender, Q-Queer, I-Intersex, A-Asexuality, and + -all of the other sexualities, sexes, and genders that aren’t included in previous letters) people in academia is limited. A recent article published in Nature suggests that 40% of the male undergraduates from sexual minorities drop out of STEM degrees vis-a-vis 26% of their straight counterparts.

This GYA group was established as an Incubator in July 2018, and became a GYA working group in July 2021. Its members feel that an international and diverse organisation like the GYA should be aware of this reality and should strive to collect data and raise awareness. The group will work towards creating a safe space to discuss these issues related to the various levels of discrimination faced by minorities in general and LGBTQIA+s in particular within the academic world.

Watch the group’s video for the 2020 GYA e-Annual General Meeting here

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Eshchar Mizrachi (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 group started work in July 2018.

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May 2021

To mark the 2021 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (#IDAHOT), group members have produced a brief video to show the GYA’s support for inclusion, equality and diversity in academia.

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    Activity Status: ongoing
    GYA Activity type: Working Groups
    Established in N/A
    Leads & Contact
    Eshchar Mizrachi
    Monika Kedra
    Active Members
    Abhijit Majumder
    John Malone
    Shima Taheri
    Karin Carmit Yefet
    Dipak Pinjari
    Marie-Eve Sylvestre
    Josep Maria Armengol
    Nadia Deleon
    Siok Yee Chan
    Robert Lepenies
    Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay
    Sandra Lopez-Verges
    Rafał Majka
    Followers
    Jonas Radl
    Anindita Bhadra
    Past Members
    Anina Rich
    Sandeep Kaur
    Borys Wróbel
    Laura Fierce
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    18 September 2019
    Nordic-Baltic statement on gender equality in academia
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