Crossing disciplinary boundaries: motivations, challenges, and enablers for early career marine researchers moving from natural to social sciences

RJ Shellock, C Cvitanovic, N Badullovich… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent years have seen increasing calls to better document and understand the human
dimensions of the marine and coastal environment and to incorporate this knowledge into …

Community perspectives on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in ocean sciences

EL Meyer-Gutbrod, JJ Pierson, M Behl - Oceanography, 2023 - JSTOR
Professional and scientific societies are increasingly engaging in efforts to create a science
community that manifests justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). However, progress …

Canada's marine carbon sink: an early career perspective on the state of research and existing knowledge gaps

PJ Duke, B Richaud, R Arruda, J Länger, K Schuler… - Facets, 2023 - facetsjournal.com
Improving our understanding of how the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide is critical to climate
change mitigation efforts. We, a group of early career ocean professionals working in …

BLACK WOMEN IN OCEAN SCIENCE

LM Isma, ML Bernard, J Layton, R Santana, KW Wilkins… - Oceanography, 2023 - JSTOR
Less than 2% of graduate students and 1% of tenured faculty in Earth, atmospheric, and
ocean sciences identify as Black or African American. Discussions about diversifying ocean …

Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science

L Kaikkonen, RJ Shellock, SA Selim, RA Ojwala… - npj Ocean …, 2024 - nature.com
Interdisciplinary marine research is pivotal for addressing ocean sustainability challenges
but may exclude diverse socio-economic, cultural, or identity groups. Drawing on …

Unravelling gender and ethnic bias in higher education: students' experiences in access to ocean science education and career opportunities in Kenya

RA Ojwala - Higher Education, 2024 - Springer
The lack of highly-trained ocean science professionals constrains sustainable development
and management of the oceans. In Kenya, the government is committed to improving access …

Harassment and bullying aboard: Impacts of gender inequality on ocean professionals

MC Maia, G Lamego, CI Elliff, JM Del Favero, J Leonel… - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Harassment in the workplace and in the academic environment impacts the victim's physical
and mental health, which in turn affects the person attacked, the organization, and the …

On increasing equity and inclusion of early-career professionals for conferences and conference networking in Canadian fisheries and aquatic science societies

CAD Semeniuk, KDW Church… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
As early-career professionals (ECPs) navigate their education and professional
development in the aquatic sciences, many seek to build a network to help guide their …

Unpaid internships are a barrier to diverse and equitable recruitment in marine science

AM Kreuser, AL Bishop, EL Meyer-Gutbrod - Oceanography, 2023 - JSTOR
Unpaid internships provide opportunities for students and early career individuals to gain
work experience in a field of their interest. In lieu of payment for their labor, interns are …

Gender and early career status: variables of participation at an international marine science conference

E Johannesen, F Barz, DJ Dankel… - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Conference participation is an important part of academic practice and contributes to
building scientific careers. Investigating demographic differences in conference participation …