Trends in the Representation of Women Among US Geoscience Faculty From 1999 to 2020: The Long Road Toward Gender Parity
Meghana Ranganathan,Ellen Lalk,Ellen Lalk,Lyssa M. Freese,Mara Freilich,Mara Freilich,Julia Wilcots,Margaret L. Duffy,Rohini Shivamoggi +8 more
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Inequalities persist in the geosciences and women and people of color remain underrepresented at all levels of the academic faculty, including positions of power as discussed by the authors, and the proportion of women among geoscie...Abstract:
Inequalities persist in the geosciences. Women and people of color remain underrepresented at all levels of the academic faculty, including positions of power. The proportion of women among geoscie...read more
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