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TY - JOUR
T1 - UK magnetosphere, ionosphere and solar-terrestrial (MIST) awards taskforce
T2 - A perspective
AU - Walach, Maria-Theresia
AU - Agiwal, Omakshi
AU - Allanson, Oliver
AU - Owens, Mathew J.
AU - Rae, I. Jonathan
AU - Sandhu, Jasmine K.
AU - Smith, Andy
PY - 2022/9/30
Y1 - 2022/9/30
N2 - “We don’t live in a meritocracy, and to pretend that simple hard work will elevate all to success is an exercise in willful ignorance.” (Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote in her book “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race” (Published by Bloomsbury, London, p. 79, ISBN: PB: 978-1-4088-7)). This echoes through the academic scientific community, and can be readily seen in the demographics of physics prize winners. Prizes are extremely influential in both projecting how a community is outwardly perceived and actively shaping the community through facilitating career advancement. But how can biases in the awards process be addressed? We do not pretend to have all the answers, nor is there a single solution, but in this perspective article we explore one pragmatic approach to tackling chronic underrepresentation in the space sciences when it comes to nominations for awards and prizes.
AB - “We don’t live in a meritocracy, and to pretend that simple hard work will elevate all to success is an exercise in willful ignorance.” (Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote in her book “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race” (Published by Bloomsbury, London, p. 79, ISBN: PB: 978-1-4088-7)). This echoes through the academic scientific community, and can be readily seen in the demographics of physics prize winners. Prizes are extremely influential in both projecting how a community is outwardly perceived and actively shaping the community through facilitating career advancement. But how can biases in the awards process be addressed? We do not pretend to have all the answers, nor is there a single solution, but in this perspective article we explore one pragmatic approach to tackling chronic underrepresentation in the space sciences when it comes to nominations for awards and prizes.
KW - Astronomy and Space Sciences
KW - awards
KW - prizes
KW - medals
KW - recognition
KW - bias
KW - inclusion
KW - diversity
KW - equitable
U2 - 10.3389/fspas.2022.1011839
DO - 10.3389/fspas.2022.1011839
M3 - Journal article
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
JF - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
SN - 2296-987X
M1 - 1011839
ER -