Plans for a DPP Queryable Equity Database

The DEI Organizing Collective is designing a database of demographic and climate information for the DPP that can be used to evaluate and monitor equity gaps in the community. We require the database to be searchable by members of DPP committees, such as the Executive Committee as well as program and awards committees etc., such that these committees can use the database as a tool to evaluate historic and current equity in representation across the community in general and for specific nominee pools for honors and awards. Central to establishing this tool is the need for strict protection of community members’ private information, so as to ideally prevent the risk of harm to individuals due to volunteering potentially sensitive information. In this presentation we will discuss the scope and requirements of the database, the status of the project, and give some examples of how to use the database to track equity gaps.