RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Melanoma Research Community
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2022.09.24.509278
DO 10.1101/2022.09.24.509278
A1 Portuallo, Marie E.
A1 Lu, David Y.
A1 Alicea, Gretchen M.
A1 Bolling, Joel
A1 Lee, Rebecca
A1 McQuade, Jennifer
A1 Warner, Allison Betof
A1 Davies, Michael
A1 Weeraratna, Ashani
A1 Villanueva, Jessie
A1 Rebecca, Vito W.
YR 2022
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/09/30/2022.09.24.509278.abstract
AB Last October, within the 2021 SMR congress, we held the inaugural Diversity in Science Session. The goal of the session was to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in the melanoma research community and strategies to promote the advancement of underrepresented melanoma researchers. An international survey was conducted to assess the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) climate among researchers and clinicians within the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR). The findings suggest there are feelings and experiences of inequity, bias, and harassment within the melanoma community that correlate with one’s gender, ethnic/racial group, and/or geographic location. Notably, significant reports of inequity in opportunity, discrimination, and sexual harassment demonstrate there is much work remaining to ensure all scientists in our community experience an academic workplace culture built on mutual respect, fair access, inclusion, and equitable opportunity.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.