Show Notes
In this special International Women’s day edition of the BES podcast, Senior Assistant Editor Ivy talks with Michaela Guo Ying Lo, Chair of the Equity and Diversity for all Genders in Ecology (EDGE) network at the BES, which looks at addressing challenges relating to gender inequity and more within the field of ecology. They discuss what the EDGE network has been working on and its future plans, as well as the various challenges gender minorities may face as ecologists. You can learn more about the EDGE network here: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join-the-edge-network/ And read the resource page for women in ecology here: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/resources-for-women-in-ecology/
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