Research excellence requires equity, diversity, and inclusion

This is an amazing opportunity for change-makers to ensure that our doors are as wide open as possible. The benefits of this outlook accrue to society as a whole and will be reflected in the scholarship that we all seek to pursue.

In a crisis year when science and systemic racism were such top-of-mind concerns, it hardly seems necessary to reiterate the critical importance of creating a broadly based, inclusive society. Yet those of us working in the research world must continue to reflect on how our own institutions and practices can be part of the solution, writes Alejandro Adem. Photograph courtesy of Mike Chai/Pexels

Opinion

BY ALEJANDRO ADEM

February 17, 2021

OTTAWA—As a mathematician, I am drawn to numbers, and one particular set caught my eye not long ago. According to data compiled in 2019 by the Diversity Gap Canada

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