Women’s Changing Involvement in Antarctic National Programmes
AS a historically minority group in Antarctica, women now have a greater involvement in national Antarctic programmes. Changing attitudes, a more open society, education accessibility for women and improved facilities have all contributed to making this a reality. Although negative attitudes still p...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/13977 2023-05-15T13:59:52+02:00 Women’s Changing Involvement in Antarctic National Programmes Jakowetz, Elisabeth 2005 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13977 English en eng University of Canterbury http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13977 All Rights Reserved Theses / Dissertations 2005 ftunivcanter 2022-09-08T13:42:00Z AS a historically minority group in Antarctica, women now have a greater involvement in national Antarctic programmes. Changing attitudes, a more open society, education accessibility for women and improved facilities have all contributed to making this a reality. Although negative attitudes still prevail, there is a stark contrast between now and in the 1950's when women first became involved. There is much potential for more research in the field of women in Antarctica, and also for a coordinated, collaborative international approach to develop a database with figures of women's involvement, so that rates of change are more easily accessible. AS a historically minority group in Antarctica, women now have a greater involvement in national Antarctic programmes. Changing attitudes, a more open society, education accessibility for women and improved facilities have all contributed to making this a reality. Although negative attitudes still prevail, there is a stark contrast between now and in the 1950's when women first became involved. There is much potential for more research in the field of women in Antarctica, and also for a coordinated, collaborative international approach to develop a database with figures of women's involvement, so that rates of change are more easily accessible. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Antarctic |
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AS a historically minority group in Antarctica, women now have a greater involvement in national Antarctic programmes. Changing attitudes, a more open society, education accessibility for women and improved facilities have all contributed to making this a reality. Although negative attitudes still prevail, there is a stark contrast between now and in the 1950's when women first became involved. There is much potential for more research in the field of women in Antarctica, and also for a coordinated, collaborative international approach to develop a database with figures of women's involvement, so that rates of change are more easily accessible. AS a historically minority group in Antarctica, women now have a greater involvement in national Antarctic programmes. Changing attitudes, a more open society, education accessibility for women and improved facilities have all contributed to making this a reality. Although negative attitudes still prevail, there is a stark contrast between now and in the 1950's when women first became involved. There is much potential for more research in the field of women in Antarctica, and also for a coordinated, collaborative international approach to develop a database with figures of women's involvement, so that rates of change are more easily accessible. |
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Women’s Changing Involvement in Antarctic National Programmes |
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