2019
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2019.03.0085
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Women in Soil Science: Growing Participation, Emerging Gaps, and the Opportunities for Advancement in the USA

Abstract: The soil science discipline has undergone significant changes since its establishment in the 1900s; from strong connections with agronomy to a broader focus on ecosystems, earth, and environmental sciences while also during this period experiencing a notable increase in diversity among soil scientists. In this review, we explore soil science from the perspective of gender demographics and disciplinary foci of soil scientists. We examine graduate student enrollment metrics; employment information in academia, t… Show more

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“…The Certified Professional Soil Scientist criteria established by the Soil Science Society of America could have also been used as the evaluation criteria (Soil Science Society of America, 2020) but these are very similar to the OPM 0470 standard and are likely to yield similar results. Therefore, the OPM 0470 standard was used because it provides uniform criteria and because the federal government employs a large number of soil scientists (Vaughan et al., 2019) hired under this standard. Additional discussion of potential ways to evaluate degrees that prepare students to work as soil scientists can be found in Brevik (2019).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Certified Professional Soil Scientist criteria established by the Soil Science Society of America could have also been used as the evaluation criteria (Soil Science Society of America, 2020) but these are very similar to the OPM 0470 standard and are likely to yield similar results. Therefore, the OPM 0470 standard was used because it provides uniform criteria and because the federal government employs a large number of soil scientists (Vaughan et al., 2019) hired under this standard. Additional discussion of potential ways to evaluate degrees that prepare students to work as soil scientists can be found in Brevik (2019).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…LGBTQ+ STEM professionals reported greater feelings of acceptance and openness in STEM fields with greater participation of women. Given this, we suggest that the low numbers of women in soil science (Vaughan et al, 2019) may contribute to a less inclusive culture for LGBTQ+ soil scientists. Until recently, the lack of federal protection in employment discrimination (Bostock vs. Clayton County, Georgia, 2020) prevented open self-identification of LGBTQ+ individuals and forced these individuals to weigh potential employment loss with being out about their identity.…”
Section: Contemporary Barriers To Representation In Soil Science: Institutional and Systemic Bias And Racismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the number of women and minorities has increased in SSSA (women increasing by almost 43% in the last decade; Vaughan et al., 2019), our total membership numbers are stagnant or falling, and we need to attract and retain more members to remain sustainable. Younger members are typically more diverse and represent the future of our discipline, especially as we face new challenges in urban soil science and climate change.…”
Section: Why It Matters To Sssamentioning
confidence: 99%