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Women in science: the need for a global cultural change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

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Karen Hallberg*
Affiliation:
Centro Atómico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro (CNEA, CONICET, UNCuyo), Bustillo 9500 (8400) Bariloche, Argentina email: karen@cab.cnea.gov.ar
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Abstract

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This paper summarizes the talk given at this conference in which the cultural aspect of the low participation of women in science, mainly in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) areas, is emphazised. A few personal recollections will be presented and some some striking numbers to illustrate the current situation will be given. In addition, some thought provoking ideas on what is known as “neurosexism” are explicited and a tribute is made to three women that overcame the challenges posed to them in different times in history (including current times) and helped paved the way to the new generation. However, there is still a long way to go. The inclusion of women and of other relegated sectors of society in scientific and technological activities is an important pending issue which will be achieved when our society as a whole reaches the necessary cultural maturity.

Keywords

women in scienceinclusioncultural change
Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 281 - 285
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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