The recent Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry meeting was its most dynamic yet. Shanina Sanders Johnson discusses how this meeting exhibited inclusivity and examined strategies such as mentoring and forming allies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in organic chemistry.
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Johnson, S.S. An organic chemistry community. Nat. Chem. 13, 1036–1037 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-021-00821-z
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