inclusion

GeoTalk: meet Dr. Lorne Farovitch, researcher of climate impacts on deaf communities!

Simon Clark August 22, 2025

Lorne Farovitch

Hello Lorne – welcome to GeoTalk! Could you introduce yourself and your background to our readers? I’m Dr. Lorne Farovitch, a deaf transdisciplinary biomedical researcher and multilingual signer, fluent in more than five sign languages. I’m passionate about advancing health equity for deaf communities worldwide through community-driven research! As the founder and Executive Director of the Global ...[Read More]

Pride Month: support your LGBTQ+ colleagues in science

Simon Clark June 10, 2025

Image by Nadia Malaspina (imaggeo.egu.eu)

Imagine this: you are at work, casually discussing your weekend plans with colleagues. One is planning a hike with her husband. Another jokes about meeting his girlfriend’s parents for dinner, nerves barely concealed. Then you mention a date night with your partner. The conversation halts. The atmosphere becomes taut. One of your colleagues makes a swift exit. Later that day, your boss calls you i ...[Read More]

Why Earth and Space Sciences need to dismantle the cis-het-white boys’ club

Asmae Ourkiya February 7, 2025

Picture taken by Jesse Orrico

The Earth and space sciences, like many STEM fields, have long been dominated by a narrow vision of who belongs. But the tide is turning. A 2023 workplace climate survey of Earth and space scientists highlights both the persistent barriers queer and other historically excluded scientists face and the urgent need for cultural shifts within the discipline. The data is clear: the geosciences must now ...[Read More]

Women claim their space in science and encourage you to do the same!

Gillian D'Souza February 17, 2023

Credit: Teresa Gimeno (from imaggeo.egu.eu)

The world we live in today has innumerably more career options than our parents and their parents did. But women and young girls continue to be a minority when it comes to careers in science. Experts call this the “STEM Gap”, where STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. According to a UNESCO report, women still only make up 28% of the STEM workforce. Two of the leading r ...[Read More]