Breaking barriers? Ethnicity and socioeconomic background impact on early career progression in the fields of ecology and evolution.

ABSTRACT: The academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have long suffered from a lack of diversity. While in recent years there has been some progress in addressing the underrepresentation of women in STEM subjects, other characteristics that have the potential to impact on equality of opportunity have received less attention. In this study, we surveyed 188 early career scientists (ECRs), defined as within 10 years of completing their PhD, in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, behaviour, and related disciplines. We examined associations between ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, sex, socioeconomic background, and disability, with measures of career progression, namely publication record, number of applications made before obtaining a postdoc, type of

SUBMITTER: Wanelik KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature