Abstract

Over the past few years, a growing body of literature has addressed issues of inclusion, diversity and (gender) inequality within higher education institutions at global, European and Flemish levels. Additionaly, research has been conducted on researcher's experiences with harassment during public interactions. However, the specific area of discrimination and negative experiences within science communication remains underexplored. This research aims to fill this gap. Specifically, the study employs qualitative research methods to investigate the experiences of female researchers from underrepresented groups in Flanders (n=10) with testimonial injustice during science communication from an intersectional perspective (explorator) and to identify their perspectives on what is necessary to achieve social change (action-oriented). The findings reveal that female researchers encouter identity-based knowlegde devaluation across various forms of science communication, and they emphasize the importance of synergistic measures and efforts from both institutions and science communication organizations and professionals to foster social change.

Keywords

epistemic injustice, testimonial injustice, science communication, intersectionality, harassment, lived experience, female researchers, bias

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