Read here about a prominent black mathematician's experience as a professor at a research university.
Read here about the effect of having even a single role model.
Read this article about the effect inquiry based learning can have on equity in a math classroom.
As of 2015, black women made up 0% of the full-time mathematics teaching faculty at Ph.D. granting institutions in the U.S. (see page 126).
In 2017 (the most recent year available), only 30 black U.S. citizens were awarded PhDs in math, which is roughly 3% of the PhDs awarded to U.S. citizens that year. In contrast, the U.S. population that year was 13% black.
Also as of 2017, women made up only 17% of tenured faculty positions in math at PhD-granting institutions.
An interesting article about why it may not be better for high school students to rush to Calculus.
These things help me feel included in the math community:
AMS Inclusion/Exclusion Blog - water cooler talk about equity around the math world
Mathematically Gifted and Black - highlights black mathematicians
Lathisms - highlights Latinx mathematicians and has a podcast!
Indigenous Mathematicians - highlights indigenous mathematicians
Jose Vilson's Blog - former high school math teacher, great writer
Meet a Mathematician Project - organized by my friends, the mathematicians Padi Fuster and Selvi Kara
Math Faces Project - organized by my friend, the mathematician Carlos Osco Huaricapcha
AMS Math Mamas Blog - blogs from women about intersections of math and motherhood
AMS Blog on Math Blogs - help you get connected to other writing out there
Henri Picciotto's blog - super in the weeds pedagogical talk, Henri invented Lab Gear (a very commonly used manipulative for teaching algebraic manipulation)
Sergio Fernandez - a mathematician I met (and danced salsa with!) in Colombia during ECCO 2022, he's got an amazing Youtube channel trying to make being a mathematician more approachable
At SF State, I was a proud member of the Mathematistas, a group that supports and builds towards gender equity in mathematics. We hosted a funded colloquium series, movie nights, regular meetings to build community, and welcomed the new graduate students each year.
The Center for Minorities in the Mathematical Sciences works to make life better for minorities in mathematics.
The National Association of Mathematicians was founded when the AMS refused to work on systemic racism in its structures. It works towards equity and inclusion of historically underrepresented groups in math.
The Association for Women in Mathematics works to increase the presence and visibility of women in math.
Women and Mathematics through the Institute for Advanced Study brings together late undergraduates and early graduate students who identify as women to help build community, make connections, and inspire them to continue in math. While the structure of the program could use some work, I found this experience extremely powerful and helpful.
The Knowles Teacher Initiative (in which I am a Senior Fellow) works to train high school math and science teachers in methods that will improve math and science education in the U.S.
There are many others!