Professional Society Reports and Resources
This is a collection of programs, reports, resources, articles, and surveys related to advancing the STEM workforce developed by scientific professional societies and the communities they support and represent. Resources are listed alphabetically by organization name.
AAAS | AAUW | AAS | ACS | AISES | AIAA | AICE | AIP | AMS | AMS | ANS | APS | ASBMB | ASCB | ASME | ASM | ACM | AWG | AWM | AWIS | ESA | GSA | IEEE | SPIE | TMS | MRS | NPA | OSA | SACNAS | SHPE | SIAM | WHPC | Cross-Organization DEI Initiatives
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs, which include STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change.
Reports:
- Career Trends: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. (2021). Science.
- Addressing Systemic Racism in the Sciences: Holding Up a Mirror: Demographic Representation in AAAS Functions That Advance Careers. (2020). AAAS Draft Plan 1.
- Baseline Assessment of Demographic Representation in AAAS/Science Functions. (2020). AAAS.
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Resources:
Reports:
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Committees:
- Demographics Committee
- Committee for Sexual-Orientation & Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA)
- Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
- Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy
Reports:
- Final Report of the 2018 AAS Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education
- Workforce Survey of 2018 US AAS Members: Summary Results
- LGBT+ Inclusivity in Physics and Astronomy: A Best Practices Guide (2019)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Resources:
Reports:
- ACS Diversity Data Report (2021)
- Racial and ethnic diversity of US chemistry faculty has changed little since 2011. (2020) C&EN. 98:43.
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion at AGU – includes links to demographic reports
Resources:
Reports:
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
Resources:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICE)
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Resources:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Committees:
- Task Force to Elevate African American Representation in Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy (TEAM-UP)
Reports:
- The Time Is Now: Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astronomy. (2020) AIP/TEAM-UP.
- AIP Statistical Research Center: Underrepresented Groups; Women in the Sciences
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Reports:
- Towards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession. (2021) Task Force on Understanding and Documenting the Historical Role of the AMS in Racial Discrimination.
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Committee:
Reports:
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
Committee:
Resources:
American Physical Society (APS):
Reports:
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Resources:
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Resources:
Reports:
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion task force report. (2020). ASM Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Task Force.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Reports:
- ACM-NDC Study 2019-2020: Eighth annual study of non-doctoral-granting departments in computing. (2020)
Association for Women in Geosciences (AWG)
Resources:
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Resources:
- Resources on the State of Women in Mathematics
- Welcoming Environment Resources
- Resources for Moving Towards Action
Reports:
Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Resources:
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Resources:
The Geological Society of America (GSA)
Resources:
Reports:
- Report of the GSA Diversity Working Group to GSA Council, Spring 2021. (2021) – includes demographics data
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at IEEE
International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
SPIE Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at TMS
Reports:
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Reports:
National Postdoctoral Association (NPA)
Resources:
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Reports:
Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Resources:
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Committees:
Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC)
Resources:
Cross-Organization DEI Initiatives:
