Mujeres y Geología en España
- Ana María Alonso Zarza 1
- Joaquina Álvarez Marrón 2
- Amelia Calonge García 3
- Capitolina Díaz Martínez 4
- María Antonia Díez Balda 5
- I. Gil-Peña 6
- María Isabel Gómez García 7
- 1 Dptº Petrología y Geoquímica. Fac CC Geológicas
- 2 Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Jaume Almera, CSIC
- 3 Dptº Geología de la Universidad de Alcalá.
- 4 Unidad de Mujeres y Ciencia (UMYC). Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
- 5 Dptº Geología. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Salamanca
- 6 Dptº Cartografía Geocientífica, IGME
- 7 D.G. Desarrollo Infraestructura Adif.-Vicesecretaria ICOG
ISSN: 1576-5172
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: VII Congreso Geológico de España
Issue: 10
Pages: 1611-1614
Type: Article
More publications in: Geotemas (Madrid)
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Abstract
Recent studies on women and science show that the perception that women are less visible and discriminated during their professional careers is real and can be demonstrated with data. This situation affects in particular to women geologists. Data from different sources and organisms indicate that women geologist participate less in decision-making committees and have more difficulties to reach the highest positions that their male colleagues. This occurs even considering that the number of women that finish their degrees in Geology is higher than the number of men. Along their professional career there is an inversion, in which women geologist are lost in the way to top positions. In this paper, we present some data in order to call the attention on this situation and to bring to the table a discussion on the possible measures to correct this situation.