Revisiting perceptions and evolving culture: a community dialogue on women in polar research
Revisiting perceptions and evolving culture: a community dialogue on women in polar research
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重新审视观念和不断发展的文化：极地研究中女性的社区对话
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2018
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Allen Pope
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S. Starkweather;Morgan C. Seag;Olivia Lee;Allen Pope
近几十年来，女性对极地研究做出了杰出贡献，尽管持续存在的不平等现象，包括普遍存在的工作场所骚扰，可能阻碍了女性的全面参与。偏远的野外环境，如极地研究中普遍存在的环境，已被确定为特别容易受到骚扰文化的影响。因此，在瑞士达沃斯举行的2018年极地开放科学会议上，召开一次关于女性观点和经验的讨论是及时的。2018年6月20日举行了一场题为“从进入实地到掌舵：极地研究中的女性视角”的小组讨论，五位女性在不同的职业水平上从事从海洋生物技术到组织领导的工作。超过300名与会者参加了午餐小组讨论。小组成员对历史障碍、当前挑战和未来前景的看法表明，尽管挑战依然存在，但经验差异很大。听众的参与强调需要在极地会议上保持对话，使与工作场所骚扰有关的统计数据可见，并鼓励极地科学组织在促进公平的工作场所文化方面发挥领导作用。
ABSTRACT Women have made outstanding contributions to polar research in recent decades, though full engagement may be hindered by persistent inequities, including notably the prevalence of workplace harassment. Remote field settings, such as those pervasive in polar research, have been identified as particularly susceptible to cultures of harassment. It was therefore timely at the Polar 2018 Open Science Conference in Davos, Switzerland, to convene a discussion focused on women’s perspectives and experiences. A panel discussion—“From Entering the Field to Taking the Helm: Perspectives of Women in Polar Research”—took place on 20 June 2018 and featured five women undertaking work from marine biotechnology to organizational leadership, across career levels. Over 300 conference attendees joined the lunchtime panel. The panellists’ perspectives on historical barriers, current challenges and future prospects revealed that while challenges persist, experiences vary greatly. Audience engagement underscored the need to sustain dialogue at polar meetings, to bring visibility to the statistics related to workplace harassment and to encourage polar science organizations to assume leadership on promoting equitable workplace culture.