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M Nash, HEF Nielsen, J Shaw, M King, MA Lea… - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org

“Antarctica just has this hero factor…”: Gendered barriers to Australian Antarctic research and remote fieldwork.

Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity AND Program Evaluation

King, Lea, Nash, Nielsen, Shaw

GSID: x7YTHnuJMioJ

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Antarctica is often associated with images of masculine figures battling against the blizzard. The pervasiveness of heroic white masculine leadership and exploration in Antarctica and, more broadly, in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) research cultures, has meant women have had lesser access to Antarctic research and fieldwork opportunities, with a marked increase since the 1980s. This article presents findings from an exploratory online survey examining how 95 women experienced research …

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