Ensuring a safe and equitable workspace: The importance and feasibility of a Code of Conduct, along with clear policies regarding authorship and team membership
S. Diniega, Julie C Castillo-Rogez, Ingrid Justine Daubar, Justin R. Filiberto, T. A. Goudge, Kennda L. Lynch, Alicia M. Rutledge, J. A. Rathbun, J. E. C. Scully, Randall L Smith, Christina Richey, C. J. Tai Udovicic, Mickey Villarreal · 2021
Executive Summary:We discuss how a Code of Conduct-type policy can foster a safer and more equitable environment within mission teams and research groups, as well as professional societies and conferences/meetings.Such a policy is highly complementary to other common Rules of the Road-type policies for NASA and NSF-funded science endeavors, and can be instrumental in creating a more inclusive culture.Eight recommendations are provided to increase effectiveness of Code of Conducttype policies and improve adoption of best practices within the science community.This work is based on evaluation of many existing policies in the Planetary Science & Astrobiology communities as well as consultation of social science literature.