Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Division of Biochemical and Molecular Biology, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2022 May;47(5):517-520. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2021-0771. Epub 2022 Feb 9.
Attributes such as sex and race/ethnicity are associated with inequities in representation. The objective of this study was to assess representation of 2 social constructs, gender and race, of professors of human nutrition in Canada. Using information publicly available October 2021, individuals with the title of assistant, associate, or full professor were identified on websites of 20 Canadian universities offering undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in human nutrition. Individuals were subjectively stratified to social constructs, i.e., white, racialized, or Indigenous, based on photographs, ethnic origin of a surname, and regional and ethnic origin disclosures on university websites, LinkedIn, social media, etc. Gender was assigned based on publicly available photographs and self-disclosed pronouns (when available). Of the 190 individuals, 80% were white, 16.4% were racialized, and 2.6% were Indigenous peoples. The majority (65.3%) were women. In a subset with established doctoral thesis dates and dates of hire at their current institution ( = 153), racialized and Indigenous professors, especially assistant and associate, had earned their doctorate and been hired more recently than their white peers. This study is limited because only individuals with professorial titles were included and the assignment of social constructs for race and gender was subjective. Nevertheless, it establishes an understanding of the proportions of professors of human nutrition who are white, racialized, Indigenous, women, and men. Canadian universities strive to be equitable, diverse, and inclusive. One hundred and ninety professors of human nutrition were stratified using social constructs for race and gender. Findings: 65% Women, 80% white, 16.4% racialized, and 2.6% Indigenous.
属性，如性别和种族/民族，与代表性的不平等有关。本研究的目的是评估加拿大人类营养教授中 2 个社会结构的代表性，即性别和种族。使用 2021 年 10 月公开的信息，在提供本科和/或研究生人类营养学位的 20 所加拿大大学的网站上确定了助理教授、副教授或正教授头衔的个人。根据照片、姓氏的族裔起源以及大学网站、领英、社交媒体等上的区域和族裔起源披露，将个人主观划分为白种人、种族化或土著人等社会结构。根据公开的照片和自我披露的代词（如有）分配性别。在 190 名个人中，80%是白人，16.4%是种族化的，2.6%是土著人。大多数（65.3%）是女性。在一个有确定博士论文日期和当前机构入职日期的亚组（=153）中，种族化和土著教授，尤其是助理教授和副教授，获得博士学位和入职时间比他们的白人同行更新。本研究存在局限性，因为只包括了具有教授头衔的个人，而且对种族和性别进行社会结构划分是主观的。尽管如此，它还是确定了人类营养教授中白人、种族化、土著、女性和男性的比例。加拿大大学努力实现公平、多样化和包容性。190 名人类营养教授根据种族和性别进行了社会结构分层。研究结果：65%为女性，80%为白人，16.4%为种族化，2.6%为土著。
