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Our Mission

The mission and role of societies is to set standards of excellence in STEMM fields, requiring high quality research, teaching and practice and high standards of professional and ethical conduct.   That is only possible in a community that includes all talent and is actively intolerant of sexual and intersecting bases of harassment. 

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The White House Highlights the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM for Action to Advance STEMM Gender and Racial Equity

December 12, 2022

On December 12, the White House announced its new initiative to advance equity and inclusion in STEMM education, research, and workplaces—the STEMM Opportunity Alliance (SOA)—being pursued with American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.  The WH SOA Fact Sheet cites the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM as one of only three non-federal organizations highlighted for taking bold action to eliminate systemic bias, inaccessibility, discrimination, and harassment across the STEMM ecosystem.  In addition to generally citing model policy and action resources for Consortium members, the White House highlights the Consortium’s ecosystem-wide Case Studies Library and Ethical Transparency Tool…

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NIH to require grantees report instances of bullying, harassment, hostile working conditions

May 10, 2022

On May 10, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they are implementing new reporting requirements for grantees and findings of harassment, bullying, retaliation, or creating hostile working conditions. Within the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, Congress directed the agency to require institutions that receive funds… 

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No Room for Bullying in Science - Together We Can Make a Difference

February 11, 2021

As we collectively ponder the recent resignation of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the relevance and critical nature of the work we are doing, together as Members of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM and as individual societies, continues to be clear. Also evident is the challenging nature of this work and the long-term need to sustain it…

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AAU adopts principles on preventing sexual harassment in academia.

October 26, 2021 

On October 26, AAU announced that during their fall meeting, AAU presidents and chancellors adopted a “groundbreaking” set of principles to help prevent sexual and gender harassment in academia. According to AAU President Barbara R. Snyder, the principles, “seek to prevent the abuse from happening in the first place through policies focused on educating the campus community and ensuring that sexual harassers don’t get passed from one institution to the next.” The principles are nonbinding and are designed to be adapted by each institution’s unique cultural and legal context.

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Consortium 'Roadmap' links societies to guidance and resources suiting range of different stages in creating inclusive STEMM fields

May 28, 2020 

The Societies Consortium is excited to announce the creation of a new resource that is intended to support societies of all sizes, disciplines, and capacities. The “Roadmap Towards Excellence & Integrity in STEMM” provides societies with a three-phase approach to creating a more inclusive STEMM field… 

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