DEI in the IS discipline: What can we do better?

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diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have made some limited progress in addressing underrepresentation and unequal opportunities minority members in the Information Systems (IS) academic community. The Association for Information Systems (AIS), as the preeminent professional society for the IS discipline, is tasked with acting on behalf of its members and their colleagues to achieve equity and inclusion diverse membership. This editorial has two aims: (1) to share the extent to which positive changes have been made and also the extent to underrepresentation still pervades the IS academic community, especially at the senior ranks and in positions of power, and (2) to propose a coordinated, strategic focus that our field, our journals and conferences, and our association (AIS) can take to further improve diversity and in-for both junior and senior minority colleagues.

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