Diversity and inclusion activities in Belle II

TL;DR

This paper presents data and initiatives from the Belle II Collaboration aimed at improving diversity and inclusion, highlighting ongoing challenges in social environment and representation within high energy physics.

Contribution

First external presentation by Belle II showcasing their diversity data, self-reported statistics, and planned activities to enhance inclusion in high energy physics.

Findings

Significant work remains to improve social environment

Representation within collaboration needs enhancement

Belle II is actively implementing inclusion initiatives

Abstract

These proceedings accompany the Belle II talk in the Diversity and Inclusion parallel session delivered during ICHEP 2020. This marks the first external presentation by the Belle II Collaboration, in which we present some of our data and self-reported statistics regarding diversity and inclusion. We also present Belle II's current and planned activities to aid and improve diversity and inclusion. We find that there is still a lot to be done to improve the social working environment and population representation within our collaboration and within high energy physics.