{"id":5462,"date":"2022-11-18T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T09:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/?p=5462"},"modified":"2023-04-21T10:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T10:20:26","slug":"november-18th-lgbtiaq-in-stem-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/2022\/11\/18\/november-18th-lgbtiaq-in-stem-day\/","title":{"rendered":"November 18th, LGBTIAQ+ in STEM day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I<strong>t is critical to raise awareness about&nbsp;LGBTIAQ+ people in STEM and create more safer, inclusive spaces in academia.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-1980x2970.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/members.ift.uam-csic.es\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-3693901-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2013 survey of STEM workers found that more than 40% of LGBTIAQ+ identified respondents working in STEM fields are not out to their colleagues.&nbsp;A 2014 study of STEM faculty at universities found that 69.2% of \u2018out\u2019 faculty members felt uncomfortable in their university department, and that those who were out were 7.2 times more likely to experience exclusionary behavior by colleagues.&nbsp;A 2018 study found that undergraduate sexual minority students were 7% less likely to be retained in STEM compared to switching into a non-STEM program, and 14% less likely to stay in a STEM major if they have had a research experience.Sources for the studies available at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/500queerscientists.com\/resources\/\">https:\/\/500queerscientists.com\/resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is critical to raise awareness about&nbsp;LGBTIAQ+ people in STEM and create more safer, inclusive spaces in academia. 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