WiES Mentor Scheme
WiES sets out to support and inspire, mentor and socialise, empower and encourage.
As part of our aims, we proudlyÌýannounceÌýthe launch of our mentoring scheme.ÌýÌý
If youÌýcould offer your support to someone as a WiES mentor, or if you would like the support of one as a mentee, you can sign up to take part as either a mentor or a mentee (or both!) by contactingÌýFrances (frances.cooper@ucl.ac.uk). We will then make introductions between suitable mentors and mentees.
If you have registered your interest for our mentoring scheme, we will be in touch with you soon.ÌýDon’t worry if you don’t hear from usÌýstraight away. We will continue to make enquiries and find suitable mentors as andÌýwhen they become available.
ÌýA focus on gender-race intersectionality to understand BAME women under representation inÌýgeoscience
Dr.ÌýSudeshna Basu,ÌýDr.ÌýAndrew Thomson and Isabelle Hoppe from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, are working on the projectÌýA focus on gender-race intersectionality to understand BAME women under representation inÌýgeoscienceÌýwith colleagues from other universities in UK and Australia [Dr.ÌýA. Basu, RHUL;ÌýDr.ÌýC.ÌýPersano, Glasgow University;ÌýÌýDr.ÌýC. Tiddy, UNISA, Australia].Ìý
The aim of the project is to improveÌýour understanding on the double bind facingÌýwomen from minority ethnicity inÌýgeoscience,Ìýto provide insights to theirÌýnear invisibility in this field from enrolment to senior positions.
Multiple factors deter women from continuing in academic careers. In geoscience, the lack of gender diversity is being addressed in UK and Australia, although it remains far from achieving a healthy balance. However, the lack of racial diversity hasn’t received a similar level of attention. Most of the geoscientists to be awarded a doctoral degree are white, with an even smaller proportion of academic positions held by people of colour, a situation comparable for US, UK and Australia. The picture gets more complex when intersectionality comes into play.
The project is supported by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Global Engagement fund to Sudeshna Basu and her colleagues collaborating on this study.ÌýWatch this space for further updates.
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