‘It’s like we’re going back 30 years’: how the coronavirus is gutting diversity in science

‘It’s like we’re going back 30 years’: how the coronavirus is gutting diversity in science

The pandemic is gutting diversity in science

Years of slow improvement in diversity and inclusion in science could come undone because of the COVID-19 crisis. Ecologist Raísa Vieira, who co-authored a June letter to Nature Ecology & Evolution that warned of the threat, says that hard-won diversity gains are already being eroded in her home country of Brazil. “It’s really sad to see what’s happening here,” she says. “It’s like we’re going back 30 years.”
Nature | 8 min read
Reference: Nature Ecology and Evolution letter