Participation of women scientists in ESA solar system missions: a historical trend
Arianna Piccialli
(1)
,
Julie Rathbun
(2)
,
Anny Chantal Levasseur-Regourd
(3)
,
Anni Määttänen
(3)
,
Anna Milillo
(4)
,
Miriam Rengel
(5)
,
Alessandra Rotundi
(4)
,
Matt Taylor
(6)
,
Olivier Witasse
(7)
,
Francesca Altieri
(4)
,
Pierre Drossart
(8)
,
Ann Carine Vandaele
(1)
1
BIRA-IASB -
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique
2 PSI - Planetary Science Institute [Tucson]
3 PLANETO - LATMOS
4 IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF
5 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
6 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
7 RSSD - Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC
8 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique = Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics
2 PSI - Planetary Science Institute [Tucson]
3 PLANETO - LATMOS
4 IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF
5 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
6 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
7 RSSD - Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC
8 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique = Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics
Arianna Piccialli
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Anni Määttänen
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Olivier Witasse
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Pierre Drossart
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Résumé
We analyzed the participation of women scientists in 10 ESA (European Space Agency) Solar System missions over a period of 38 years. Being part of a spacecraft mission science team can be considered a proxy to measure the "success" in the field. Participation of women in PI (Princi-pal Investigators) teams varied between 4 % and 25 %, with several missions with no women as PI. The percentage of female scientists as Co-I (Co-Investigators) is always less than 16 %. This number is lower than the percentage of women in the International Astronomical Union from all ESA's Member State (24 %), which can give us an indication of the percentage of women in the field. We encountered many difficulties to gather the data for this study. The list of team members were not always easily accessible. An additional difficulty was to determine the percentage of female scientists in planetary science in Europe. We would like to encourage the planetary community as a whole, as well as international organizations, universities and societies to continuously gather statistics over many years. Detailed statistics are only the first step to closely monitor the development of achievement gaps and initiate measures to tackle potential causes of inequity, leading to gender inequalities in STEM careers.
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Participation of women scientists in ESA solar system missions: a historical trend
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We analyzed the participation of women scientists in 10 ESA (European Space Agency) Solar System missions over a period of 38 years. Being part of a spacecraft mission science team can be considered a proxy to measure the "success" in the field. Participation of women in PI (Princi-pal Investigators) teams varied between 4 % and 25 %, with several missions with no women as PI. The percentage of female scientists as Co-I (Co-Investigators) is always less than 16 %. This number is lower than the percentage of women in the International Astronomical Union from all ESA's Member State (24 %), which can give us an indication of the percentage of women in the field. We encountered many difficulties to gather the data for this study. The list of team members were not always easily accessible. An additional difficulty was to determine the percentage of female scientists in planetary science in Europe. We would like to encourage the planetary community as a whole, as well as international organizations, universities and societies to continuously gather statistics over many years. Detailed statistics are only the first step to closely monitor the development of achievement gaps and initiate measures to tackle potential causes of inequity, leading to gender inequalities in STEM careers.
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Auteur(s) |
Arianna Piccialli
1
, Julie Rathbun
2
, Anny Chantal Levasseur-Regourd
3
, Anni Määttänen
3
, Anna Milillo
4
, Miriam Rengel
5
, Alessandra Rotundi
4
, Matt Taylor
6
, Olivier Witasse
7
, Francesca Altieri
4
, Pierre Drossart
8
, Ann Carine Vandaele
1
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BIRA-IASB -
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy / Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique
( 86537 )
- Ringlaan-3-Avenue Circulaire B-1180 Brussels
- Belgique
2
PSI -
Planetary Science Institute [Tucson]
( 111268 )
- 1700 E Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719
- États-Unis
3
PLANETO - LATMOS
( 541921 )
- France
4
IAPS -
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali - INAF
( 226271 )
- Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100 00133 Rome
- Italie
5
MPS -
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
( 481087 )
- Göttingen, Allemagne
- Allemagne
6
ESTEC -
European Space Research and Technology Centre
( 152768 )
- Keplerlaan 1, 2201 Noordwijk
- Pays-Bas
7
RSSD -
Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC
( 486316 )
- ESTEC, Box 299, NL-2200 AG , Noordwijk, The Netherlands
- Pays-Bas
8
LESIA -
Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique = Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics
( 1005025 )
- 5, place Jules Janssen 92190 MEUDON
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2020
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Volume |
53
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Page/Identifiant |
169 - 182
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Licence |
Paternité
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DOI | 10.5194/adgeo-53-169-2020 |
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