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Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in NASA Workforce

Learn about NASA's strategic plan and initiatives to promote diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in the workforce and STEM fields. Explore compliance efforts, technical assistance, and innovative practices. Discover how NASA engages grantees to eliminate bias and create diverse environments in STEM.

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Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in NASA Workforce

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  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration American Association for the Advancement of Science Implicit Bias Colloquium Brenda R. Manuel, Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity December 12, 2016

  2. Advancing Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity in the NASA Workforce and STEM Fields • NASA Strategic Plan Core Values, Goals, Objectives • NASA Core Values explicitly reflect diversity and inclusion (D&I) and EO • Strategic foundation is reflected in the Agency Strategic Plan, including goals and objectives that provide specific measures for D&I and EO progress • D&I and Model EEO Agency Frameworks • Model EEO Agency Plan and D&I Strategic Plan • Senior leadership involvement (D&I Strategic Partnership) • Innovative means of addressing workplace issues and concerns, including conflict, harassing conduct, and implicit bias • Frequent workforce data and statistical analysis (e.g., NASA D&I Survey, EVS) • Dissemination of Agency best and promising practices through multi-media to promote cross-pollination and idea generation

  3. Advancing EO Among NASA Grantees • Compliance • NASA conducts compliance reviews of our 700-800 grantees to monitor the provision of equal opportunities in STEM Programs, pursuant to federal civil rights laws: • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, national origin, including limited English proficiency) • Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (gender) • Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (age) • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (disability) • Technical Assistance • Engage through our publications, for example, Title IX and STEM: Conducting Self-Evaluations Guide, and training efforts- Implicit Bias Learning Tool • NASA’s MissionSTEM website provides valuable compliance and proactive information on eliminating bias in STEM for all grantees (http://missionstem.nasa.gov/)

  4. Next Steps • Continue grantee compliance efforts, including technical assistance and highlighting of promising practices • Idea generation through the creation of a promising practices booklet based on the MissionSTEM Summit reflective of a number innovative ideas brought forth during the Summit for creating more diverse and equitable environments in STEM, including means of addressing implicit bias and related concerns such as micro-inequities • Ongoing educational opportunities for STEM workforces and academic programs to highlight ways of reducing implicit bias • MissionSTEM Summit II – emphasis on greater collaboration among and between federal agencies and grantee institutions

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