From the 2018 Baseline to the 2023 Perspective

In the summer of 2023, C4DISC conducted a second iteration of the WE Survey to evaluate changes since 2018 and assess how members of the workforce perceive progress towards improving equity and belonging in the workplace. In five years, organizational participation in C4DISC has expanded, demonstrating the industry’s continuing commitment to equity. Many companies launched or expanded their DEIA initiatives during the same period. To build momentum for action, recommendations and resources for individuals and organizations are presented with our findings.

The recent survey ran from May 29 to July 17, 2023, received 1,755 responses across 6 continents, with an average of 1,513 responses to the demographic questions (see the Appendix for additional information about the sample).

As in 2018, the 2023 WE Survey relied on close collaboration across the scholarly publishing industry to review the survey instrument and to reach participants throughout the world. Leading global and regional industry organizations helped promote and distribute the survey via social media, email, and websites.

Results include data from only those individuals who agreed to participate. The demographic breakdown of the sample is descriptive of this self-selected sample only and not representative of the industry as a whole. The results present global lived experiences across the industry that point to key successes and several areas of improvement for organizations concerning workplace equity.

The 2023 report analyzed a wider sample than the 2018 report, with a broader international representation.

Key Demographics

Full Data Set:

https://doi.org/10.3886/E202701V1
Lemieux, Camille, Taylor, Simone, Stone, Anne, Wooden, Paige, and Chauhan, Chhavi. Workplace Equity Survey 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-30.