International Women’s Day 2019: Lessons from a voyage to Antartica
As Charlotte, Deirdre and I sailed along the western edge of the Antarctic Continent, one of the fastest warming places on the planet, past icebergs and melting glaciers, in the company of women scientists from a wide range of disciplines and geographies, we reviewed the facts. The world is in a leadership crisis with political upheaval, cultural division, undernutrition and inequality on the rise.
The 90 women on our ship are convinced that having more women in leadership positions in universities, companies, local councils and parliaments will help. Over 21 days on a small ship, living by our own agreed rules, there was no division, tension or conflict.The principles that guided our interactions were kindness, integrity, empathy and fairness and they led to collaboration, discovery, inspiration and action.
Science will be at the forefront of these transformations and the best science will be led by diverse teams of women and men who collaborate and share their information across disciplines and with the wider ecosystem of actors in society.
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