Moving Toward Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Statistical Sciences

• Activity Number: 14 - Moving Toward Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Statistical Sciences
• Type: Invited
• Date/Time: Sunday, August 7, 2022 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
• Sponsor: Council of Chapters
• Author(s): Erin Chapman* and Kimberly Sellers* and Deirdre Middleton* and Eunice J. Kim* and Therri Usher* and Mark Otto*
• Companies: Amazon AWS Cryptography and Georgetown University and RTI and Microsoft and U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Fish and Wildlife Service
• Keywords: justice; equity; diversity; inclusion; DEI; JEDI

Abstract

The topic of injustice, inequity, lack of diversity, and barriers to inclusion is widely discussed in education, employment, professional practices, policy development, and other social settings. In the statistics and data science community, we have initiatives and activities that are focused on providing opportunities to various intersectional groups in the field. This panel will discuss some of the efforts that have been and are being made to move the field of statistical sciences toward practicing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion both internally on their boards and committees and throughout the organizations they serve. The panelists represent the Committee on Minorities in Statistics, the Committee on Statistics and Disability, the Committee on Women in Statistics, the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Outreach Group, the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee, the Membership Council, and the Washington Statistical Society. They will each share the work of their organizations, the successes and challenges, and how others can become involved.