Dear all (apologies for cross-posting),

 

I am a Geology PhD student and an intern with TravelingGeologist. As part of my internship and work in Science Outreach, I wanted to learn more about the varying experiences of men and women in Earth Science, and to discuss how to move towards greater equity and diversity in the sciences.

 

Our early findings show that Students and Early Career Researchers are looking to social media for positive role-models and that social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook allow access to role-models from diverse backgrounds.

 

These findings are exciting; however, we currently have over one thousand survey responses from women and very few from men. We want responses from men to investigate the effects of gender.

 

The anonymous survey (linked below) aims to investigate the role that social media plays in positively influencing the experiences of women in science. The results of this survey will be presented in the session "14a: Communicating Science: Reaching beyond our community" at Goldschmidt2019, and, "T179, Evidence-Based Theory and Practice of Science Communication in the Geosciences: New Methods, Avenues, and Audiences" at 2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.

 

Please feel free to share this with your friends and departments.

 

The survey can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/EqbTwyxAdJBsWHdp8

 

Kind Regards,

Erin

 

Erin Martin

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