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International professional scientific societies play a fundamental role in shaping global policy agendas, research priorities and the
distribution of funds on a global scale. Not only are these societies central to setting the future priorities of science, they are also assumed
to represent the knowledge, ideas and beliefs of their global membership and are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge to an
international audience. Whilst these societies have a wide range of goals, ways of approaching their work, and topical focus, most have
similar missions and objectives in a broad sense: advancing or providing access to scientific knowledge.
The question then, is how well do these organisations truly represent global science and the voice of scientists from around the world? This
research proposes to investigate, identify and assess the global participation in science and the governance measures currently in place to
improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the professional scientific societies that aspire to represent science on a global scale. This
research will particularly focus on:
1. The level of geographic representation within the membership of professional scientific societies.
2. The level of geographic and gender diversity within the leadership of professional scientific societies.
3. The policies and processes that peak professional scientific societies incorporate into their governance framework to improve diversity,
equity and inclusion (DEI) outcomes.
4. The monitoring, evaluation and compliance of these governance frameworks towards improving DEI across the scientific landscape.
Issues of diversity, equity and inclusion remain some of the biggest challenges facing societies, organisations and individuals the world
over (April, 2022) Improving DEI in science and professional scientific societies is necessary to not only foster scientific innovation and
advancement but also fulfill a moral and ethical obligation to our peers (Abernethy et al, 2020).
distribution of funds on a global scale. Not only are these societies central to setting the future priorities of science, they are also assumed
to represent the knowledge, ideas and beliefs of their global membership and are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge to an
international audience. Whilst these societies have a wide range of goals, ways of approaching their work, and topical focus, most have
similar missions and objectives in a broad sense: advancing or providing access to scientific knowledge.
The question then, is how well do these organisations truly represent global science and the voice of scientists from around the world? This
research proposes to investigate, identify and assess the global participation in science and the governance measures currently in place to
improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the professional scientific societies that aspire to represent science on a global scale. This
research will particularly focus on:
1. The level of geographic representation within the membership of professional scientific societies.
2. The level of geographic and gender diversity within the leadership of professional scientific societies.
3. The policies and processes that peak professional scientific societies incorporate into their governance framework to improve diversity,
equity and inclusion (DEI) outcomes.
4. The monitoring, evaluation and compliance of these governance frameworks towards improving DEI across the scientific landscape.
Issues of diversity, equity and inclusion remain some of the biggest challenges facing societies, organisations and individuals the world
over (April, 2022) Improving DEI in science and professional scientific societies is necessary to not only foster scientific innovation and
advancement but also fulfill a moral and ethical obligation to our peers (Abernethy et al, 2020).
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