The DNP Allies program and opportunities for the APS

Survey data indicate that historically marginalized physicists experience physics meetings, as well as day-to-day interactions with other physicists, substantially differently when compared with those who do not identify as historically marginalized. In addition to the harm done to individuals, other surveys indicate that this perception is causing the physics community to lose talent; excellent students do not want to participate in a community that makes them feel unvalued. One example, from the most recent (2022) survey of DNP members: 90 percent of men said they experienced 0 incidents where they felt uncomfortable in a professional setting due to their gender. Only 18 percent of women experienced 0 incidents. Data from other science communities suggest that the most egregious harassing behaviors are perpetrated by a relatively small number of scientists, but because the larger community tolerates this activity, the impact is substantial. The Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP) Allies Program was created in 2017 in response to harassment of undergraduates at our meetings. I will describe the DNP Allies Program and what we have learned from it. I will discuss what each of us can do, and what the APS should to do, to create a safe and welcoming physics community.