ABSTRACT

This article provides insights into the ethnicity of people employed in Aotearoa New Zealand’s publicly-funded scientific workforce, with a particular focus on Māori and Pasifika scientists. We show that between 2008 and 2018, Māori and Pasifika scientists were severely under-represented in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and crown-research institutes. Despite espousals by these institutions of valuing diversity, te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori research, there have been very little changes in the overall percentage of Māori and Pasifika scientists employed for a period of at least 11 years. Notably, one university reported having not employed a single Māori or Pasifika academic in their science department from 2008 to 2018. We highlight the urgent need for institutions to improve how they collect and disseminate data that speaks to the diversity of their employees. We present data that illustrate that universities and crown-research institutes are failing to build a sustainable Māori and Pasifika scientific workforce and that these institutions need to begin to recruit, retain and promote Māori and Pasifika scientists.

摘要

本文提供了对新西兰 Aotearoa 公共资助科学劳动力中受雇人员种族的见解，特别关注毛利人和太平洋岛民科学家。我们表明，在 2008 年至 2018 年期间，毛利人和太平洋岛民科学家在新西兰奥特罗瓦的大学和皇家研究机构中的代表性严重不足。尽管这些重视多样性的机构、te Tiriti o Waitangi 和毛利人研究机构都支持，但至少在 11 年的时间里，毛利人和太平洋岛民科学家的总体百分比变化很小。值得注意的是，一所大学报告称，从 2008 年到 2018 年，他们的科学系没有雇用过一名毛利人或太平洋岛民学者。我们强调机构迫切需要改进他们收集和传播反映员工多样性的数据的方式。我们提供的数据表明，大学和皇家研究机构未能建立可持续的毛利人和太平洋岛裔科学家队伍，并且这些机构需要开始招募、留住和提拔毛利人和太平洋岛裔科学家。