The intersection of geoethics and diversity in the geosciences

Mogk, David W.

doi:10.1144/sp508-2020-66

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“…The geosciences' historical lack of diversity poses an existential threat to the discipline's long-term viability (Mogk, 2020). Despite the significant progress that women have achieved in school and the economy over the last few decades, there is still a significant disparity in women's engagement in STEM disciplines when compared to men, particularly at higher levels of employment (UNESCO, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Diversity in any discipline boosts working groups' creativity and problem-solving ability, which is crucial for its long-term health (Mogk, 2020). Women have historically been underrepresented in Earth and Planetary Sciences as active authors, and such gender gap can be also recognized in decision making positions like the membership and leadership of editorial boards of scientific journals.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Mogk (2020), the geosciences have an ethical obligation to broaden their diversity. Gender equality is not only a basic human right, but it is also necessary for promoting peaceful societies, and empowering women boosts productivity and economic progress (UN, 2021b).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Women Underrepresentation in Editorial Boards of Geology Journals and the Utopia of Gender Equality

Henriques

Garcia

2022

Front. Earth Sci.

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The 5th goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims at promoting gender equality and empowering all women and girls at all levels of decision making. This includes editorial decisions in the frame of the dissemination of scientific knowledge as a result of research and development activities. This work analyses the women representation in the editorial boards of 53 subscription or open access geology journals of all quartile rankings included in the Web of Science Core Collection™ in 2020 in order to assess how far female geoscientists are from the 2030 Agenda targets concerning gender equality. Among the analyzed journals, in 85% the position of editor(s)-in-chief is (are) occupied by a man or a group of men, and in the remaining 15% by women. Moreover, 80% of the people that make up the editorial board of the same journals are men and 20% are women. Only one journal indicates the editor(s)-in-chief gender and the number of members per gender that make up the editorial board. The strong gender gap detected in this study shows that the goal of gender equality in the editorial boards of geological journals still remains a long way off, and publishers should therefore increase gender diversity in editorial teams and referee pools.

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Women Underrepresentation in Editorial Boards of Geology Journals and the Utopia of Gender Equality

Henriques

Garcia

2022

Front. Earth Sci.

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“…This is the deeper purpose of their activity" (Di Capua et al, 2017, p. 6). Furthermore, Mogk, 2020) discuss issues of justice, diversity, and equality; although without exploring ethics of justice.…”

Section: Geo-philosophical Insightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Phronesis at the Human-Earth Nexus: Managed Retreat

Böhle

Marone

2022

Front. Polit. Sci.

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This study explores how experiences from the current pandemic can inform societal responses to future climate change. To that end, an established philosophical concept of geoscientific insights (geoethics) is utilized to advice on governance under systemic uncertainty that, in turn, is a critical feature of complex-adaptive dynamics. Illustrative examples are the Covid-19 health pandemic and the impact of the global sea-level rise to threatening heights in the early 22nd Century. The term “geoethics” labels an emergent geo-philosophical school of thought rooted in geoscience expertise. When combined with contemporary political philosophies, geoethics leads to a geo-philosophical framework that can support adaptation to complex-adaptive dynamics by favoring multi-agent and context-depending processes (e.g., learning-by-doing). The proposed geo-philosophical framework merges geoethics with the political philosophies of H. Jonas (1903–1993), L. Kohlberg (1927–1987), and M. Bunge (1919–2020). These contemporary philosophies emphasize as relevant for achieving a modern caretaking society, respectively, “the hierarchy of societal coordination processes,” “the intergenerational responsibility of agents of change,” and “the balancing of individual wellbeing (happiness) and duties.” When these philosophies are combined with geoethics, a logical approach can be derived for policy design and decision-making. It emphasizes the “autonomy” (of the human agent) combined with a civic culture that favors “trustworthiness,” “scientific culture.” and a “culture of inclusive justice.” We argue that governance of adaptation to complex-adaptive dynamics (e.g., climate change impact) can be informed by the geo- and society-centric perspectives of the proposed geo-philosophical framework. It can address “Human Earth Nexus” governance issues using the knowledge of both natural and social sciences and applying the lens of geoethical thinking.

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“…If not now, then when? It is 2022 yet there remain persisting and unjust inequities in academia and wider sciences that are concerning, present an ethical imperative, and that we have not solved [e.g., [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], not over mere decades but across centuries. Geochemistry must change and progress!…”

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confidence: 99%