Community_Letter_on_Diversity-Training-Changes

Vought: The undersigned scientific societies strongly urge the Administration to rescind its elimination of federal employee training programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion as specified in the Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies issued September 4th, 2020 and the September 22nd Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. [...] These executive actions run counter to current efforts by federal agencies, contractors and grantees to foster a more inclusive and equitable work environment and are detrimental to efforts to address discrimination based on race or gender identity Federal employees, contractors and recipients of federal grants are at the core of the U. [...] While there has been progress, the participation of women and racial and ethnic minorities in the U. [...] R&D enterprise by depriving it of diverse perspectives that are shown to boost innovation and productivity.2,3 In many scientific fields, this lack of diversity cannot be solely attributed to inequities in education or the workforce pipeline4 – the scientific, technical, engineering and math (STEM) community must also confront systemic discrimination and racism. [...] Sincerely, American Anthropological Association American Association for Anatomy American Association for Dental Research American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association of Immunologists American Association of Physicists in Medicine American Association of Physics Teachers American Astronomical Society American Chemical Society American Educational Research Association Am.