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Tuning in now! https://twitter.com/aaberhe/status/1334732844971638784
Thank you @aaberhe for acknowledging the ancestral homelands you study and work with!
Over 80% of soil science professionals are white, if we speak for the soil, the question emerges, who exactly is speaking for the soils? (PS: peep that second author 
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“The leaky pipeline myth perpetrates that the leaks are passive, and not structural factors; and that we simply need to recruit more diverse students into our field rather than address the barriers, biases, harassment that minoritized students face.” @aaberhe
@ADVANCEGeo’s work found 50% of Black women and non-binary respondents considered leaving geoscience due to hostile work environments.
@RichmondLyfe bringing his whole self in discussing how he stays “loyal to the soil” and highlighting while the science is important, so is socially and culturally mentorship that empowers students cultural roots (also bravo on the soil-plant puns!).
and highlighting while the science is important, so is socially and culturally mentorship that empowers students cultural roots (also bravo on the soil-plant puns!).
@soilshepard highlights the lack of data of LGBTQ+ scientists and actions (both initiatives & personally) that we can take to support and be in allyship with our fellow scientists
