A wealth of research has been dedicated to defining the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) problems researchers experience related to workplace and collaborative culture, access to professional and research opportunities, experiences of exclusionary behaviours, and harassment, and more. This research has been important in helping astronomers to see hidden power arrangements, identify overlapping forms of oppression, and develop a desire to improve inclusion in their professional spheres. Missing from the conversation are detailed reviews of what the field of astronomy has functionally accomplished following increased interest in DEI. Equally important and also absent are critiques of what is actually working, especially among research collaborations which connect researchers across institutions and organization types.
This book serves to provide astronomers with an understanding of key disparities within the field, examples of successes and shortfalls in existing DEI efforts, and how the structure of how science is performed can improve accountability in achieving equity in research opportunity and success.

Key Features:

• Includes real-life case studies of DEI efforts with a critique of successes and shortfalls

• Provides actionable strategies for institutions and community groups to propose, implement, and assess the efficacy of DEI policies and practices

• Gives historical and social context on the forces that have created and perpetuated present disparities and a review of participation and outcomes in the astronomy landscape

• Provides information to demystify decision-making structures in science, including how priorities, funding, and long-range plans are determined, and ways institutions can require greater accountability in research inclusion