I read the page he linked to, it doesn't actually say this. *shocked pikachu face*
"As a pilot program last year (for 2022 Convention Submissions), we asked people to write these statements during the submission process, but did not give them to reviewers (we required only the symposia, single presenter, and PD submissions to fill this out, posters and Undergraduate posters were exempt from this). We requested the submitters to please explain whether and how this submission advances the equity, inclusion, and anti-racism goals of SPSP. This may include, but is not limited to: The research participants in the sample; the methods used in the research; the members of the research team(s) involved in the work (e.g., background, diversity, career stage, affiliation type); the content of the presentation (e.g., critical theories, prejudice, equity, cross-cultural research).
Both the Convention committee and the Professional Development committee agreed that these statements were helpful in making final decisions.
We are now rolling the DEI statements out as part of the full review process this year. We will have the regular review process rubric set up using the four major review criteria with a holistic rating (alongside strength/rigor, contribution, and interest value), but we will have the reviewers rate the DEI separately. Instructions for the reviewers will be altered so as to give them feedback on how to use this information in doing their reviews (see below):"