Gender imbalance in US geoscience academia

被引:37
作者
Holmes, Mary Anne [1 ]
O'Connell, Suzanne [2 ]
Frey, Connie [3 ]
Ongley, Lois [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
[2] Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT 06450 USA
[3] So Illinois Univ, Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA
[4] Unity Coll Maine, Unity, ME 04988 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1038/ngeo113
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Geoscientists explain women's under-representation in our field along three dominant themes: the structure of academia, historically low numbers of women, and women's views and choices. Which factor they perceive as most important depends overwhelmingly on their gender.
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页码:79 / 82
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