DEI Resources

Latest activity in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

SASGOG will be forming a DEI Taskforce in January 2022. The DEI Taskforce will establish equity and inclusion as central to SASGOG’s mission and actively work toward structural change that will support the belonging and promotion of diverse individuals within SASGOG. The taskforce will assist SASGOG in promoting equity and inclusion in all our educational products and web presence.  The taskforce will develop tools and establish best practices to enable member departments to further equity and inclusion in their home institutions.

Initial Goals for the Taskforce include the following

Establish equity and inclusion as central to SASGOG’s mission

• Write SASGOG DEI Mission Statement
• Create new and improve existing policies to reflect the promotion of an inclusive environment
  • Discrimination & harassment policies
  • Recruitment & hiring policies/practices
  • Selection of BOD, Executive committee members, officers, committee members (including creation of equitable scoring rubric)
  • Retention and promotion practices
  • Bylaws
• Create an anonymous feedback channel within SASGOG by which members can communicate concerns or ideas for improvement of SASGOG’s demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusive excellence (possibly via website)
  • Consider climate survey of SASGOG membership in future/once initial work has been accomplished
• Perform environmental survey of our website to ensure the use of inclusive language and imagery in all of our communications/web-presence. Create a best-practice guide for use by Communications Committee when developing new content.

Acknowledging Betsey, Lucy and Anarcha
February 28, 2021

SASGOG joined with other leading professional organizations in health care, in officially designating February 28 and March 1—the dates that bridge Black History and Women’s History months—for the formal acknowledgement of Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha, the three enslaved Black women whose exploitation led to foundational advances in the field of obstetrics and gynecology that benefit millions of patients today.

SASGOG Joins ACOG Working Groups on Racism
November 23, 2020

SASGOG joined with other leading professional organizations in health care, in officially designating February 28 and March 1—the dates that bridge Black History and Women’s History months—for the formal acknowledgement of Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha, the three enslaved Black women whose exploitation led to foundational advances in the field of obstetrics and gynecology that benefit millions of patients today.

SASGOG joined with other leading organizations in women’s health in a joint statement urging the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General to conduct a thorough, conclusive inquiry into these reports; to publicly release the results of the inquiry; and to ensure that evidence-based, patient-centered care is provided equitably to all persons detained at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.

SASGOG joined with 23 other leading professional organizations in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology to commit to changing the culture of medicine, eliminating racism and racial inequities that lead to disparate health outcomes, and promoting equity in women’s health and health care. Our commitment to a better future requires an honest examination of the past and the present.