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CAASTRO and Gender Equity
Presentation to ASA Women in Astronomy Chapter7 July2015
Elaine M. Sadler
www.caastro.org
/caastro.arc
@caastro_arc
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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
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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
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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
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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]
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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
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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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