Equity

Perspective: “On the [Dreaded] Term ‘Woman in STEM”

I had heard female science stories, and they didn’t have the kind of inspirational flair I was looking for.

Perspective: A Walk through Weelaunee Forest

The trees, the birds, the fungi, and the dirt—none of them care if the Mayor of Atlanta denies they exist.

Widowed and Homeless, Internally Displaced Nigerian Women Recount Devastating Flood Experiences

“I was thinking when he makes it, he would take care of me and my daughters. But no, he is gone painfully.”

Perspective: Lessons Learned from an Astronomy Graduate Student on Strike

I've found the people in the community who are true allies and will speak up for the values they believe in, putting words into action.

In the High Himalayas, Sherpa Women Bear the Disproportionate Effects of Climate Change

“We used to have 20 oxen and two cows, but these days we have a single cow as we have no time to look after it.”

Perspective: What's the Point of Diversity in STEM Without Inclusion?

It is one thing to be physically in a space, but it is another to feel like I belong.

Cross-Pollinating for the Collective

For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.

Perspective: Two Years of COVID and Counting, Medicine Still Does Not Value Black Lives

When we throw up the white flag with our approach to COVID, we are simply saying that racism is a public health crisis but we don’t care.

Perspective: Saving Sapelo Island's Legacy from Sinking

But it is necessary to put research into context to understand how past events are shaping the island’s future – land, life, and people.

Pourquoi combattre le réchauffement climatique nécessite aussi de combattre la misogynoir

Les femmes noires ont en même temps le « malheur » d’être des femmes et de ne pas assez l’être parce qu’elles sont noires.

THE XYLOM