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Women in Astronomy and in Science: cracking the code with a third culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

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Anna Curir*
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INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, I -10025 Pino Torinese (Torino), Italy email: anna.curir@inaf.it
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Abstract

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Girls’ under-representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is deep rooted and puts a detrimental brake on progress towards sustainable development. Both education and gender equality are an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, as distinct Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNESCO Report: Cracking the code: Girls’ and women’s education in STEM provides a global snapshot of this underrepresentation and the factors behind it. The fight against stereotypes to ‘crack the code’, or to decipher the factors that hinder or facilitate girls’ and women’s participation in STEM (and particularly in Astronomy) education must take into account the persisting dichotomy between the so called two cultures.

Keywords

history and philosophy of astronomysociology of astronomymiscellaneous
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Research Article
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 306 - 309
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