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How we formed a ‘journal club’ for equity in science

You can start and maintain your own group to help scientists of all backgrounds thrive.
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  1. Matthew Bachman

    1. Matthew Bachman is a PhD candidate in the Psychology & Neuroscience Department at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

  2. Kathryn C. Dickerson

    1. Kathryn Dickerson is an assistant professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

  3. Shabnam Hakimi

    1. Shabnam Hakimi is a postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

  4. Rosa Li

    1. Rosa Li is a teaching assistant professor in the Psychology & Neuroscience Department at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a visiting assistant professor in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

  5. Brenda Yang

    1. Brenda Yang is an educator and PhD candidate in the Psychology & Neuroscience Department at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

We are members of a group of early-career researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, which meets every four to six weeks to discuss inequalities in science and society. Four years ago, two of us founded the group to discuss the issues we faced as women in academia, such as battling against pay gaps and dysfunctional research environments. We have since broadened our scope beyond gender issues to include other dimensions that affect equity in academia, including race and socio-economic status.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02794-4

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