CAASTRO and Gender Equity

Presentation to ASA Women in Astronomy Chapter7 July2015

Elaine M. Sadler

www.caastro.org

/caastro.arc

@caastro_arc

Who we are…

Google Earth

Caltech

Arizona

Toronto Oxford Durham

CNRS

Max-Planck

Raman Inst

Current complement: 175 people14 Chief Investigators 15 Partner Investigators

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ARC Centre of Excellence 2011-17

Our vision

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To address fundamental unsolved questions about the Universe with the dramatic capabilities of next-generation telescopes and advanced instrumentation

Leadership

Prof. Bryan Gaensler FAA

CAASTRO Director 2011 – Sep 2014

Prof. Elaine Sadler FAA

CAASTRO Director From 15 Sep 2014

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Senior researchersOur senior researchers: • One Nobel Laureate• Eight Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science • Seven Directors of major institutes and observatories

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Training and capacity building

Educating a new generation of scientists

Mentoring session, Annual Retreat

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CAASTRO students Sarah Reeves and Kitty Lo

Outreach and media

Reaching out to the wider community

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Diversity and gender equity

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Image credit: Ruth Maddison

Women in Astronomy workshop 2014

Family-friendly policies, promoting gender action

Childcare room, CAASTRO annual conference 2014

CAASTRO Executive:2010: 0/5 women2011: 1/7 women (14%)2014: 3/8 women (38%)[29% of CIs are women]

Gender equity initiatives

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CAASTRO Initiatives

Part-time options

Mentoring

Nomination for prizes/awards

Child care

Core meeting times 10am-2pm

Travel support

Science outreach to girls School holidays

Gender Action committee

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New gender action initiatives

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Key Performance Indicators

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Women in astronomy 2015

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ASA Women in Astronomy Workshop 2015 22-23 July, University of Queensland

Image credit: Ruth Maddison

http://www.caastro.org/event/2015-wia2015

Please come along!

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