BRILLIANT FIGURES IN LIMNOLOGY

As in many other scientific fields, women have been traditionally hidden or erased from Limnology history.​ We propose and develop several activities that aim to visualize the biography and research of female limnologists within the scientific community and in the society.

Past and present activities showing brilliant figures in limnology are:

• Gender LIMNOEDU - Meet the women in Limnology: developing teaching resources for university (2020-2021), funded by the European Geophysical Union.
• Exhibition "Women in Limnology" (2017-present), funded by the Iberian Association of Limnology.
• Organization of round tables on Gender and Science in the XVII AIL conference (Santander, 2014) and the XVIII AIL Conference (Tortosa, 2016).
• Organization of the special session "Herstory in Freshwater Sicence" in the SFS 2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual, 2021).

MIND THE GAP

We propose, promote and develop gender studies directly or indirectly related to Limnology, in collaboration with other professionals and institutions. Our studies specifically focus on analyzing the professional and personal situation of women limnologists and the possible causes that hinder their scientific career.

Past and present projects related to our gender observatory are:

• Women in limnology in the Iberian Peninsula: biases, barriers and recommendations (2015-2016), published in LIMNETICA.
• Evaluation of the participation and visibility of women in the SIBECOL congress (2019-2021)
•  Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 on the research career (2020-present)

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