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Gender initiatives in astronomy

Nature Astronomy volume 2, pages 771–772 (2018)Cite this article

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Gender equity across the globe is improving thanks to dedicated efforts, policies, monitoring, training and assessment. However, progress is slow and more needs to be done. Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but quantitative surveys are helping to gauge the situation.

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Fig. 1: Presenters at the Women in Astronomy Working Group session.

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    Francesca Primas

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Primas, F. Gender initiatives in astronomy. Nat Astron 2, 771–772 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0591-0

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