Who asks questions at astronomy meetings?

Over the last decade, significant attention has been drawn to the gender ratio of speakers at conferences, with ongoing efforts for meetings to better reflect the gender representation in the field. We find that women are significantly under-represented, however, among the astronomers asking questio...

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Published in:	Nature astronomy Vol. 1; no. 6
Main Authors:	Schmidt, Sarah J., Davenport, James R. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 02-06-2017 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	706/648 706/648/180/120 Astronomy Astrophysics and Cosmology comment Physics Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:	Over the last decade, significant attention has been drawn to the gender ratio of speakers at conferences, with ongoing efforts for meetings to better reflect the gender representation in the field. We find that women are significantly under-represented, however, among the astronomers asking questions after talks.
ISSN:	2397-3366 2397-3366
DOI:	10.1038/s41550-017-0153