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There has been a growing interest in the barriers that prevent scientists with different backgrounds from succeeding in science (Maas et al. 2021). The recognition of the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) has sparked the interest of scientists in academia in recent years (Tseng et al. 2020), especially since 2020. Recent events had a large impact in the academic world, including in the field of Ecology and Evolution. In response, scientists and institutions questioned some of the fundamental aspects of the system in an attempt to identify the occurrence of systemic discrimination that affects students and researchers from minority groups. There is no longer any uncertainty whether barriers exist for some groups inhibiting their ability to excel and obtain leadership positions in the workforce. This is observable in the simple fact that these groups are vastly underrepresented in student body, faculty positions, authorship on articles, and on editorial boards of most scientific journals (Nuñez et al.2019). While actionable changes are required to make academia more equitable and inclusive (Urbina-Blancoet al. 2020), many fundamental elements of EDI are still not well defined, and the current concepts and vision are unfortunately relatively narrow and localized.