Mycological Society of America DEI Committee, Windsor, WI, USA Mycological Society of America DEI Committee Windsor, WI United States of America.
IMA Fungus. 2025 May 28;16:e155609. doi: 10.3897/imafungus.16.155609. eCollection 2025.
Like most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, mycology has been dominated by white male scientists, while representation of marginalised groups (, women, persons from different racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community) remains low. Here, we discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in mycology and report on the last decade's efforts to improve diversity in this field. We highlight changes and initiatives implemented by the Mycological Society of America and assess their success. We conclude by making recommendations for the next steps required to achieve non-discrimination and balanced representation in mycology.
与大多数科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域一样,真菌学一直由白人男性科学家主导,而边缘化群体(包括女性、不同种族和族裔的人、残疾人以及 LGBTQ+ 群体成员)的代表性仍然很低。在此,我们讨论真菌学中的多样性、公平性和包容性,并报告过去十年在该领域促进多样性的努力。我们强调美国真菌学会实施的变革和举措,并评估其成效。我们最后就实现真菌学领域的非歧视和均衡代表性所需的后续步骤提出建议。