Garelnabi Mahdi, Cowdin Mitzy, Fang Yun, Shrestha Bandana, Ushio-Fukai Masuko, Aikawa Elena, Graham Garth, Molema Grietje, Yanagisawa Hiromi, Aikawa Masanori
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, North American Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO), Germantown, MD, United States.
Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, United States.
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Apr 13;9:863256. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.863256. eCollection 2022.
Recent increased visibility on racial issues in the United States elicited public outcry and a collective call for action. The social justice movement has facilitated energetic discussions about race, sexual orientation, and various issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This article discusses issues faced by people of color that we as scientists can address, as well as challenges faced by women and internationally trained scientists in the scientific community that need immediate attention. Moreover, we highlight various ways to resolve such issues at both institutional and individual levels. Silence and incremental solutions are no longer acceptable to achieving lasting social justice and ensure prosperous societies that work for all.
近期美国种族问题受到更多关注，引发了公众的强烈抗议和采取行动的集体呼声。社会正义运动推动了关于种族、性取向以及各种多样性、公平性和包容性问题的热烈讨论。本文讨论了有色人种面临的我们作为科学家能够解决的问题，以及科学界中女性和国际培训科学家面临的需要立即关注的挑战。此外，我们强调了在机构和个人层面解决此类问题的各种方法。对于实现持久的社会正义并确保为所有人服务的繁荣社会而言，沉默和渐进式解决方案已不再可行。
