Please find below links to topics relating to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity. EDI topics may not always be considered in more traditional settings such as Geoscience and collections, however there are many benefits to having diverse and open working environments and spaces. Resources are as available as ever, and we hope to provide a starting point below for supporting and learning about different topics. Please contact edi@geocurator if you have any recommendations, thoughts, or questions.

 

General:

• NHM’s statement on EDI
• The case for inclusive museums
• What is Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and why is it important in the workplace?
• Why EDI is Crucial to a Thriving Workplace

Collections Accessibility:

• Collections: making museum treasures more accessible and better cared for
• Colour blindness simulator
• Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible
• Making Collections Accessible Federation of Australian Historical Societies Inc.
• Making your service accessible: an introduction

 Disability and Neurodiversity:

• Bupa’s guide on ‘supporting Neurodiversity in the workplace’
• CIPD ‘s guide on ‘Neuroinclusion at Work
• DEI Best Practices Collection
• Disability: A Toolkit for Museums Working Towards Inclusion
• Neurodiversity Celebration Week Resources

Gender and Sexual Identity:

• A beginner’s guide to pronouns and using pronouns in the workplace
• GCG Blog article on Queerness in Geoscience
• Gender and Sexuality Inclusion Toolkit for Museums, Heritage and Cultural Institutions
• Gender Equity and Museums
• How can your museum engage children, young people and families with LGBTQ+ heritage?
• Transgender and Non-Binary People FAQ

Mental Health:

• How to be mentally healthy at work
• How To Develop A Culture Of Openness In The Workplace
• How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem
• Mental health and the law
• Mental health at work
• Talking about mental health

 Race and Decolonisation :

• Are natural history museums inherently racist?
• A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North
• ‘Colonialism in Science and Geology’ reading list
• ‘Decolonising Earth Science’ resource page
• Decolonising Museums
• Geoscientists Call for Action on Tackling Racial Inequity
• Interrupting White Dominant Culture in Museums
• Museums and Race
• Museums and Race Reading List
• Race and Racism in the Geosciences
• ‘The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions’ (Book) by Adam Kuper