GWE Forum Roundtable 1: In Conversation with 7 Women on Gender Equality in the Global Weather Enterprise
Seven women discuss their work and life experiences in meteorology and related fields. They review the progress or lack thereof made during the past three decades in efforts to create gender balance and equality in the global weather enterprise – how far have we come? How far do we still have to go?
As many people know, much effort has been made over the past 30 years to bring gender balance to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM as it is called, by various intergovernmental, public, private and academic institutions. While gains have been made in this direction in the fields of meteorology and hydrology, there is still much more work to be done before we can claim gender parity in terms of the full participation of women at all levels and particularly in leadership positions in these fields.
Our roundtable brings together 7 women with long and varied experience in working in meteorology and related fields with diverse backgrounds of national meteorological and hydrological services, private sector, the United Nations system, development, research, academia, and media.