Addressing Diversity Disparities in Earth Sciences
The content discusses the societal responsibility to educate on Earth Science issues, highlighting the lack of diversity in the geosciences field. It presents statistics on the expected job growth in geosciences and proposes solutions like increasing domestic capacity and implementing mentoring strategies to attract more minorities. The focus is on defining success, sustaining diversity, and outlining an action plan for the future of geosciences.
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Societal Responsibility How can we educate our society on issues in Earth Science if the Earth Sciences aren t representative of our society. Societal Responsibility Intelligence and talent are not unequally distributed in society. https://forchicanachicanostudies.wikispaces.com/News+Items We are not attracting the best and brightest from these groups into the geosciences.
Professional Responsibility Over the next decade: 125,000 geoscientists are expected to retire1 72,000 geoscience job growth by 20212 197,000 new jobs over the next 10 years! Professional Responsibility 197,000 new jobs over the next 10 years! Over the next decade: 15,000 total new graduates MS and PhD level1 35,000 total new graduates B.S. level1 Net deficit of over 150,000 by 2021! http://caspar.nsf.gov - webCASPAR database Net deficit of over 150,000 by 2021! 1American Geosciences Institute 2012 2Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012
Two viable solutions: Increase domestic capacity of geoscientist. Utilize recent trend in minority enrollments. Develop early mentoring strategies. Geoscience careers often have a negative or wrong perception. Two viable solutions: Increase domestic capacity of geoscientist. Develop early mentoring strategies. Pew Hispanic Center analysis of the October 2010 Current Population survey and US Census Bureau http://www.pewhispanic.org /2011/08/25/hispanic-college-enrollment- spikes-narrowing-gaps-with-other-groups/
Where we want to be in the Geosciences How will we define success? How do we make diversity sustainable? Where we are in the Geosciences Where do we stand among other STEM fields? Are we being successful? How do we address the lack of minorities to those who are the majority? Workshop Action Plan What actions are needed to achieve our goals.
