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Largest all-female expedition braves Antarctica to fight inequality, climate change
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Posted on 11/29/2016 9:29:09 PM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at in.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Japan; Mexico; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Alaska; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: globalwarming
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.


181 posted on 12/01/2016 12:47:09 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode
But 99% of women make retching sounds when chemistry, physics or computer science are mentioned.

So?

It then appears that ~96% of men do the same!

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.

182 posted on 12/01/2016 12:51:23 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: LukeL

There will be infighting and cliques formed within a week of them being there in tight quarters. The dominate females will subjugate the rest, essentially forming their own tribe. They will then cut themselves off from the world, destined to build an all female paradise in the cold.


183 posted on 12/01/2016 1:36:05 AM PST by Rufus Shinra (Trump is the last best hope for our country. Independence vs. Globalism.)
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To: Elsie

“...old coot...”

Haha!!! Getting there, for sure. Still in the “Practicing Curmudgeon-ness” phase...


184 posted on 12/01/2016 5:02:31 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Climate change affects women more than men? Who knew?


185 posted on 12/01/2016 8:48:32 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: txrefugee; Sub-Driver
Climate change affects women more than men? Who knew?

It's quite clearly the other way around.

It ain't men that get hot flashes and add to global warming!!

186 posted on 12/01/2016 1:46:25 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Sub-Driver

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

...thereby removing themselves from the real world where most of us live, work & play.

Think anyone will miss them? *crickets*

Sure, you run into the occasional neanderthal in a male-dominated field. As a former WM (woman Marine) I can attest to this. I was also treated like a queen by many others & had my choice of handsome, fit males wherever I went. Enjoy the benefits, ladies, & quit whining.

As for the lesbians in the group, eh, sorry!


187 posted on 12/02/2016 12:49:49 AM PST by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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