Lucilla Spini bio-anthropologist and a primatologist will introduce the topic and the gender gaps under different aspects of the biological sciences, also by highlighting how different branches (e.g., zoology, plant physiology, ethology) can be subjected to different gaps, obstacles to gender equity, and equality, and different uses of the gender lens. Given that the upcoming International Zoological Congress, IUBS Executive Committee Sarita Maree will provide some insights from the zoological sciences, also by introducing the gender lens in conducting research on animal society to highlight best practices for other studies.
Thereafter, Catherine Jami, Chair of the Standing Committee on Gender Equality in Science, will provide a social scientist’s viewpoint on the gender gaps within scientific career and current international initiatives, and Renuka Badhe, Executive Secretary of the European Polar Board, will address her experience in narrowing gender gaps and promoting gender equality within her roles as a co-founder of the Women in Polar Science Network and her work with EDI initiatives in many national (Diversity in Polar Science UK, Challanger Society, UK) and international organisations like Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
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