As diversity continues to grow in astronomy, creating working environments that are equally beneficial to all employees is imperative. Internal climate surveys and official representation confirm we need to maintain and reinforce the efforts in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (EDI). Since 2017, ESO has created its EDI Committee gathering a variety of employees from the different sites, with different backgrounds. We will focus here on the most recent updates from the EDI ESO goals and values, and on the effective strategy to develop a skilled and diverse operational workforce across the different operational sites, and particularly in Paranal Observatory.
As diversity continues to grow in astronomy, creating working environments that are equally beneficial to all employees is imperative. Diversity in astronomical observatories is evident in a number of employee characteristics, including gender, race/ethnicity, age.
Since June 2017, ESO has created its Diversity and Inclusion Committee gathering a variety of employees from the different sites, with different backgrounds.
We will focus here on the status of the diversity and the strategies to develop a skilled and diverse operational workforce in the ESO observatories.
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