Planning Grant: Collaborative Research: The WinG Collective: An initiative to support Women of Color in the Geosciences

规划补助金：合作研究：WinG Collective：一项支持地球科学领域有色人种女性的倡议

• 批准号: 2227918
• 负责人: Aradhna Tripati
• 金额: $ 12.81万
• 依托单位: University of California-Los Angeles
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-03-01 至 2025-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2227918&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Grant; Collaborative; Research; WinG

Climate change and environmental issues disproportionately impact low-income communities of color, who are poorly represented in the Geosciences and environmental fields. In particular, women of color (WOC) are currently the largest group in California and projected to become the largest demographic in the United States, yet are amongst the most poorly represented in the Geosciences. This combination of issues forms a crisis in social justice, contributes to rising inequality, and hinders creativity and innovation needed in the environmental and climate workforce. The project leaders will create the WinG Collective, a Women of Color in the Geosciences network that provides community, belonging, access, advocacy, and resources to overcome the obstacles to their success. Initially, the WinG Collective will focus on the University of California and survey the experiences of WOC in the Geosciences. Then, the principal investigators will design and implement a workshop to provide professional development and a supportive community for WOC in the Geosciences. Finally, they will summarize the findings and share with their campuses and science community while also strategizing how to expand nationally.There are a multitude of studies that document the inadequacies of the current academic system for people of color and proposals targeted to improve retention of historically minoritized students. This planning project is a grassroots approach to discern issues specific to WOC in the Geosciences. The activities align and leverage existing programs; bolster mentoring and training; and explore radical change that promotes the long term success and health of WOC in the Geosciences. The WinG Collective will serve as an incubator for scientific research and collaborations while also championing agents of change with advancing leadership capacity, extending vertical and lateral networks, and guiding best practices for community engagement. The project leaders seek to advance WOC in the Geosciences with a holistic emphasis that includes scientific endeavors and a mentoring network that spans the vertical structure of academia and parallel systems within the University of California system, with potential for longer-term adaptation nationally. Lessons from this planning grant are ones that are relevant to support and advocacy of WOC in the Geosciences nationally.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

气候变化和环境问题不成比例地影响了在地球科学和环境领域代表不佳的有色人种的低收入社区。特别是，有色女性（WOC）目前是加利福尼亚州最大的群体，预计将成为美国最大的人群，但在地球科学中代表最差。这种问题的结合构成了社会正义的危机，导致不平等的上升，并阻碍了环境和气候劳动力中所需的创造力和创新。项目领导者将创建机翼集体，这是地球科学网络中有色女性的，该网络提供社区，归属，访问，倡导和资源，以克服其成功的障碍。最初，机翼集体将专注于加利福尼亚大学，并调查地球科学中WOC的经历。然后，主要调查人员将设计和实施一个研讨会，以提供专业发展和地球科学中的WOC的支持社区。最后，他们将总结发现结果并与他们的校园和科学界分享，同时还制定了如何在全国范围内进行扩展的制定。有许多研究记录了目前针对有色人种的学术系统的不足和针对改善历史少数少数化学生保留的旨在的建议。该计划项目是一种基层方法，可辨别地球科学中特定于WOC的问题。这些活动保持一致并利用现有计划；支持指导和培训；并探索促进地球科学中WOC的长期成功和健康的根本性变化。机翼集体将作为科学研究和合作的孵化器，同时还可以通过提高领导能力，扩展垂直和横向网络以及指导社区参与的最佳实践来倡导变革的推动者。该项目负责人试图以整体重点在地球科学中推进WOC，其中包括科学努力和指导网络，该网络跨越了加利福尼亚大学系统内的学术界和平行系统的垂直结构，并有可能在全国范围内进行长期适应。这项计划赠款的教训与全国范围内的WOC的支持和倡导有关。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。