Queer- and trans-inclusive faculty hiring—A call for change
As queer and trans scientists, we face varied and systemic barriers to our professional success, resulting in our relative absence from faculty ranks at many institutions. In this Perspective, we call for a change in faculty hiring practices and present concrete guidance to make it a more inclusive process.
Authors
- Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-0601)
- Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-3608)
- Anna C. Fagre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0969-5078)
- Troy A. Roepke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5426-2266)
- José M. Vargas-Muñiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-8660)
- Natalya Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2726-8272)
- Cora S. Stobie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0742-1476)
- JL Weissman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4237-4807)
- Lauren Talluto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-7332)
- Steven A. Frese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2053-5830)
- Sam McCarren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3861-0811)
- Rachel Gregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-9573)
- Suzanne L. Ishaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2615-8055)
- Melanie Ortiz Alvarez de la Campa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0894-2938)
- Callie R. Chappell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0021)
- Shayle B. Matsuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4354-0133)
- Juliet Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3339-155X)
- Desirée Forsythe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-4427)
- K. R. Bittu
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- City College of New York (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Santa Clara University (US)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Brown University (US)
- Shedd Aquarium (US)
- Ashoka University (IN)
- National Museum (ZA)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Hampshire College (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Maine (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002919
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Directorate for Biological Sciences