Further Reading
Learn more about research on unconscious bias, systemic barriers and EDI initiatives.
The Link Between Diversity and Excellence
- “Diversity is Indispensable to Excellence: The Canada Research Chairs Program,” The Conversation (2019)
- “Why Diversity Helps to Produce Stronger Research,” Nature (2018)
- “Science Benefits from Diversity,” Nature (2018)
- “Gender Diversity Leads to Better Science,” PNAS (2017)
- “Diversity in STEM: What It Is and Why It Matters,” Scientific American (2014)
- “How Diversity Can Drive Innovation,” Harvard Business Review (2013)
Implicit Biases and Systemic Barriers
- “Illusion of Inclusion,” Inside Higher Education (2021)
- Frances Henry, et al., The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities (UBC Press, 2017)
- “The Science and Value of Diversity: Closing the Gaps in Our Understanding of Inclusion and Diversity,” Journal of Infectious Diseases (2019)
- “Are Gender Gaps Due to Evaluations of the Applicant or the Science? A Natural Experiment at a National Funding Agency,” The Lancet (2019)
- “The Gender Gap in Science: How Long until Women Are Equally Represented?” PLoS Biology (2018)
- “Job Satisfaction in Academia: Why Are Some Faculty Members Happier than Others?” Political Science & Politics (2013)
- “Nepotism and Sexism in Peer-Review,” Nature (1997)
- “Topic Choice Contributes to the Lower Rate of NIH Awards to African-American/Black Scientists,” Science Advances (2019)
- “The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science,” PNAS (2020)
- “If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired,” Harvard Business Review (2016)
- “How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM: Professors’ Biased Evaluations of Physics and Biology Post-Doctoral Candidates,” Sex Roles (2020)
- “What Happens Before? A Field Experiment Exploring How Pay and Representation Differentially Shape Bias on the Pathway Into Organizations,” Journal of Applied Psychology (2015)
- “Diversity in Science: Next Steps for Research Group Leaders,” Nature (2020)
- “Seven Potential Barriers to Engaging in Undergraduate Research for Historically Underrepresented Minority Students,” Elon University Center for Engaged Learning (2018)
- “Why Women Leave Medicine,” Association of American Medical Colleges (2019)
- “Bias in Biotech Funding Has Blocked Companies Led by Women,” The Washington Post (2020)
- “Underrepresented Faculty Play a Disproportionate Role in Advancing Diversity and Inclusion,” Nature Ecology & Evolution (2019)
- “Systemic Inequalities for LGBTQ Professionals in STEM,” Science Advances (2021)
- “Exploring the Color of Glass: Letters of Recommendation for Female and Male Medical Faculty,” Discourse and Society (2003)
- “Raising Doubt in Letters of Recommendation for Academia: Gender Differences and Their Impact,” Journal of Business and Psychology (2019)
Promising Practices
- “Five Tips for Boosting Diversity on Campus,” Nature (2020)
- Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2020)
- “Debiasing the Evaluation Process of In-person Review Panels for a Postdoctoral Fellowship,” Nature Astronomy (2019)
- “The Science and Value of Diversity: Closing the Gaps in Our Understanding of Inclusion and Diversity,” Journal of Infectious Diseases (2019)
- “Factors that Predict Life Sciences Student Persistence in Undergraduate Research Experiences,” PLoS ONE (2019)
- “These Labs are Remarkably Diverse: Here’s How They’re Winning at Science,” Nature (2018)