Academic associations define the scientific standards and affect individual academic careers within a discipline. The European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) was founded in 1966 to become an association for all social psychologists in Europe. However, this was unattainable during the Cold War, and more subtle obstacles, such as women's underrepresentation in academia, prevented EASP from due representation of all social psychologists. Social psychological theory offers insights into why social hierarchies are maintained and how they can be dismantled. We used the case of EASP to analyse challenges to creating a diverse and inclusive association by analysing membership data, participation, distinction and influence throughout the organisation's history (1966–2020) and conducting a more in-depth analysis for the 2011–2017 period. We found a glass-ceiling effect for women and a persistent underrepresentation of non-Western European scholars on all levels. We conclude that increasing diversity requires more fundamental changes to overcome structural inequalities.

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欧洲社会心理学协会的性别和区域多样性的限制

学术协会定义科学标准并影响学科内的个人学术生涯。欧洲社会心理学协会 (EASP) 成立于 1966 年，旨在成为欧洲所有社会心理学家的协会。然而，这在冷战期间是无法实现的，更微妙的障碍，例如女性在学术界的代表性不足，阻止了 EASP 对所有社会心理学家的应有代表。社会心理学理论提供了关于为什么要维持社会等级以及如何拆除它们的见解。我们以 EASP 为例，通过分析整个组织历史（1966-2020 年）的会员数据、参与度、区别和影响，并对 2011-2017 年期间进行更深入的分析，来分析创建多元化和包容性协会的挑战。我们发现女性的玻璃天花板效应和非西欧学者在各个层面的代表性持续不足。我们得出的结论是，增加多样性需要更根本的改变来克服结构性不平等。