Sirens within the IGU - an analysis of the role of women at International Geographical Congresses (1871-1996)
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Like the history of women in science, the history of female geographers is a complex one. We have tried to study the role of women in geography during the last 130 years, from the first International Geographical Congress (Antwerpen, 1871) to the 28th (Den Hague, 1996). As students, as researchers and as teachers, women are nowadays an integral part of geographical congresses. But when the first international geographical congress started, there were virtualy no female participants. Women in...
Source: Cybergeo
Authors: Marie-Claire Robic, Mechtild Rössler, UNESCO
Institution: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2012957864