Shellock, Rebecca J. and Cvitanovic, Christopher and Mackay, Mary and McKinnon, Merryn C. and Blythe, Jessica and Kelly, Rachel and Putten, Ingrid E. van and Tuohy, Paris and Bailey, Megan and Begossi, Alpina and Crona, Beatrice and Fakoya, Kafayat A. and Ferreira, Beatrice P. and Ferrer, Alice J.G. and Frangoudes, Katia and Gobin, Judith and Goh, Hong Ching and Haapasaari, Paivi and Hardesty, Britta Denise and Haussermann, Vreni and Wisz, Mary S. (2022) Breaking down barriers: The identification of actions to promote gender equality in interdisciplinary marine research institutions. One Earth, 5 (6). pp. 687-708.
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Interdisciplinary research is paramount to addressing ocean sustainability challenges in the 21st century. However, women leaders have been underrepresented in interdisciplinary marine research, and there is little guidance on how to achieve the conditions that will lead to an increased proportion of women scientists in positions of leadership. Here, we conduct in-depth qualitative research to explore the main barriers and enablers to women’s leadership in an academic interdisciplinary marine research context. We found that interdisciplinarity can present unique and additional barriers to women leaders (e.g., complexity and lack of value attributed to interdisciplinary research) and are exacerbated by existing gender-specific issues that women experience (e.g., isolation and underrepresentation and stereotyping). Together these barriers overlap forming the ‘‘glass obstacle course’’—which is particularly challenging for women in minoritized groups. Here, we provide a list of concrete, ambitious, and actionable enablers that can promote and support women’s leadership in academic interdisciplinary marine research.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Women, Marine Environments, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Equity |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2025 06:57 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2025 06:57 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22041 |
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