Volume 2, Number 3 (1975)
Articles

Women Geoscientists - Why Not?

Norah J. Allman
The Northern Miner, Toronto, Ontario.

Published 1975-08-08

How to Cite

Allman, N. J. (1975). Women Geoscientists - Why Not?. Geoscience Canada, 2(3). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2934

Abstract

Two years ago the Geological Association of Canada, realizing that women geologists formed a very small part of its membership, established a special committee to investigate the status of women geoscientists in Canada. Since then the committee has made an attempt to find out how many women geoscientists and potential women geoscientists there are in Canada, and has compiled a register containing over 500 names. Through a questionnaire survey it has sought the views of women geologists, graduates and students. It has contacted university departments, federal and provincial governments and a random sampling of industry for the employers' viewpoint. Some of the highlights of the results of these studies are revealed here.