What Is Gender Equality in Science?

Katherine R. O'Brien; Milena Holmgren; Terrance Fitzsimmons; Margaret E. Crane; Paul Maxwell; Brian Head

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.02.009

What Is Gender Equality in Science?

Katherine R. O'Brien^*, Milena Holmgren, Terrance Fitzsimmons, Margaret E. Crane, Paul Maxwell, Brian Head

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Abstract

Why do inequalities persist between male and female scientists, when the causes are well-researched and widely condemned? In part, because equality has many dimensions. Presenting eight definitions of gender equality, we show each is important but incomplete. Rigid application of any single equality indicator can therefore have perverse outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	395-399
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	34
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.02.009
Publication status	Published - May 2019

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