Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2020)

Inspiration, inoculation, and introductions are all critical to successful mentorship for undergraduate women pursuing geoscience careers

  • Paul R. Hernandez,
  • Amanda S. Adams,
  • Rebecca T. Barnes,
  • Brittany Bloodhart,
  • Melissa Burt,
  • Sandra M. Clinton,
  • Wenyi Du,
  • Heather Henderson,
  • Ilana Pollack,
  • Emily V. Fischer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-0005-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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To retain women in geoscience careers, exposure to role models, training on network growth and introduction to mentors in combination improve outcomes for undergraduates, according to a randomized intervention experiment.