Comparing demographics of signatories to public letters on diversity in the mathematical sciences.

ABSTRACT: In its December 2019 edition, the Notices of the American Mathematical Society published an essay critical of the use of diversity statements in academic hiring. The publication of this essay prompted many responses, including three public letters circulated within the mathematical sciences community. Each letter was signed by hundreds of people and was published online, also by the American Mathematical Society. We report on a study of the signatories' demographics, which we infer using a crowdsourcing approach. Letter A highlights diversity and social justice. The pool of signatories contains relatively more individuals inferred to be women and/or members of underrepresented ethnic groups. Moreover, this pool is diverse with respect to the levels of professional security and types of aca

SUBMITTER: Topaz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7188238 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature