Largest all-female expedition braves Antarctica to fight inequality, climate change

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[Sub-Driver]

Largest all-female expedition braves Antarctica to fight inequality, climate change

By Umberto Bacchi

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The largest all-female expedition to Antarctica, comprising 76 scientists, is due to set sail from Argentina on Friday in a quest to promote women in science and highlight the impact of climate change on the planet.

The international team will brave sub-zero temperatures to undergo a 20-day bootcamp on the frozen continent aimed at developing their leadership skills and challenging male dominance of senior scientific roles.

Women make up only 28 percent of the world's researchers and are particularly under-represented at senior levels, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says.

Yet greater female leadership is needed to fight climate change, which disproportionately affects women, according to Fabian Dattner, co-founder of the Antarctica initiative, Homeward Bound.

"Mother Nature needs her daughters," said Dattner, an Australian entrepreneur and leadership coach.

[Jim Noble]

I guessing this will be the 3rd year(4th year?) in a row, some climate change fanatics will have to be rescued from the climate in Antartica

That was my first thought, too (of course).

However, like most feminist frauds, there's more to the story.

They are going in late Spring early Summer (naturally). They are going by ship, not flying. They will "set sail from Argentina", even though their coven is gathering in Australia. This means they are going to the coast, not the interior. The closest part of Antarctica to Argentina is the Antarctic peninsula, which reaches all the way up to 62 degrees south. The weather forecast for December 2 (the day they leave) at that location is for a low of 32F, so the "subzero temperatures" they are braving will be (at most) in the high 20s.

And, best of all (according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), "once they arrive, they will spend 20 days at sea carrying out important scientific work", in other words, THEY AREN"T EVEN SPENDING A NIGHT ON LAND, NOT EVEN LAND AT 62 degrees south.

The ship, no doubt, will have an all male crew.

You would have to worry about canoodling with the crew, but then again...

They are way overdressed for the Antarctic summer.

[BRL]

plenty of extra diesel fuel on that ship

[USCG SimTech]

The reason why it is internationally illegal to go to Antarctica is you chances of surviving are incredible low WHILE no has the resources to save you there. It’s like the neighbors getting together for a mission to Mars thinking “it’s cool, we’re bad-azzes, we’re gonna do it”.

Wrong.

[wastedyears]

Will any come back?

[From The Deer Stand]

We’ll show you... we can freeze our a**es off just as good as any man can.

[N. Theknow]

Should ask Hillary to go along in case they need to open a pickle jar or something.

[SteveH]

What will the inevitable fundraising t shirts say?

A woman’s place is on bottom??

Lol

[Moltke]

a 2007 study from the London School of Economics showed

One of the main incubators of the looney left. Look up its history.

[Elsie]

Shut up and eat yer carrots!

[Elsie]

Not a bunch of topless photos again in cold goosebumpy weather.

Come now ladies. It's time for another Mickey Mouse Science Conference!

[refermech]

Probably the guy that fixes stuff when it breaks.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

So they found the largest, most frigid females for this stunt?

[KC_Lion]

Notice they are going to Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere’s Spring Time. They wouldn’t dare go during an Antarctic Winter.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Yet greater female leadership is needed to fight climate change”...

Why?

“... the Antarctica initiative, Homeward Bound.”

Antarctica is their home? I bet parts of their bodies are pretty frigid wherever they are.

[moovova]

“Seventy-six women sailed up
From the San Francisco Bay,
Rolled off of their ship
And here’s what they had to say.
“We’re callin’ everyone to ride along to another shore,
We can laugh our lives away
and be free once more.”

[tomkat]

Yet greater female leadership is needed to fight climate change, which disproportionately affects women ..

             

[xp38]

So basically a cruise with some land excursions. Maybe not a luxury cruise but that is about it. If those are the temps they will experience then it will be colder here in North America for many of us. I’m underwhelmed.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Dattner said she decided to set up the initiative after hearing a group of polar scientists joking that candidates had to have a beard to land a leadership role in Antarctic science.”

That shouldn’t be an obstacle to many of these ladies.

“The message of Homeward Bound is to bring together this intelligent, capable group of women who are not seen, not recognized, and in large part somewhat sidelined,”

I bet the problem is they are not as capable or accomplished as they think, and are bitter about it.

“Many scientists on the expedition have experienced some form of sexual harassment, discrimination and misogyny in their careers, she added.”

The real motivation for this vag fest is that men are pigs, and they wont date us.

“We have to recognize that as women we are stronger together,” Dattner said.”

The use of Hillary KKKlinton’s campaign slogan is purely coincidental.

[BykrBayb]

Fools. Didn’t anyone ever tell them it’s colder than a witch’s whatever?

[left that other site]

Well, I suppose that is one way of coping with those pesky HOT FLASHES!