Michaela Guo Ying Lo talks about gender representation in ecology

About this episode

Michaela Guo Ying Lo discusses gender representation and challenges faced by gender minorities in ecology with host Ivy.

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/

People in this episode

Host: Ivy

Guest: Michaela Guo Ying Lo

Topics covered

• gender representation
• ecology
• equity
• diversity
• gender minorities
• challenges in ecology

Keywords

• gender representation
• ecology
• diversity
• equity
• gender minorities
• BES
• EDGE network

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BES, Equity and Diversity for all Genders in Ecology (EDGE), British Ecological Society

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