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Invited perspectives
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Invited perspectives |
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Invited perspectives: “Natural hazard management, professional development and gender equity: let's get down to business”
Valeria Cigala
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, 80799, Germany
Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Udine,
33100, Italy
Heidi Kreibich
German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Section Hydrology, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Gustavo Andrei Speckhann, Heidi Kreibich, and Bruno Merz
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Pierre-Yves Tournigand, Valeria Cigala, Elzbieta Lasota, Mohammed Hammouti, Lieven Clarisse, Hugues Brenot, Fred Prata, Gottfried Kirchengast, Andrea K. Steiner, and Riccardo Biondi
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Non-male scientists constitute a minority in the geoscience professional environment, and they are underrepresented in disaster risk reduction planning. So far the international agenda has failed to effectively promote gender inclusion in disaster policy, preventing non-male scientists from career development and recognition. Here we share the thoughts, experiences, and priorities of women and non-binary scientists as a starting point to expand the discourse and promote intersectional research.
Non-male scientists constitute a minority in the geoscience professional environment, and they...
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