Union (U)
Session Sub-categoryUnion
Session IDU-02
TitleAdvancing workplace: progress, challenges and strategies for improvement
Short TitleDiversity environments
Main Convener NameChiaki T. Oguchi
AffiliationInstitute for Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
Co-Convener 1NameRie Hori, S.
AffiliationDepartment of Earth Science, Faculty of Science, Ehime University
Co-Convener 2NameYukihiro Takahashi
AffiliationDepartment of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
Co-Convener 3NameClaudia Jesus-Rydin
AffiliationEuropean Research Council
Session LanguageE
ScopeWe are inviting contributions form participants who is interested or has had personal experience in dealing with diversity issues, such as first-hand reports from role models (researchers at different stages of their carriers), as well as perspective views from leaders of research or educational institutions. We welcome submissions from researchers and students working in Japan, both Japanese and foreign, as well as from JpGU2019 participants from other countries. Contributions to this session will be synthesized to highlight the current state of workplace diversity in Japan, and to develop successful strategies and practices for improvement and maintaining diversity in Geosciences. This session is co-sponsored by the Union Symposium US 4 of EGU 2019 "Promoting and supporting equality of opportunities in geosciences" in order to share and exchange current status information with the EGU / AGU community.
Presentation FormatOral and Poster presentation
Joint Session withEGU,AGU
Invited AuthorsAdina Paytan (University of California Santa Cruz)
Thomas Parkner (University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences)
TimePresentation NoTitlePresenterAbstract
Oral Presentation May 26 PM2
15:30 - 15:45U02-01Managing Diversity and InclusivenessJessica Federman
15:45 - 16:00U02-02Adina Paytan <apaytan@ucsc.edu>12:36 PM (0 minutes ago)
to me Where Have All the Women Gone?
Adina Paytan
16:00 - 16:15U02-03Gender balance and diversity in the ocean and geosciences: IODP, research cruise, and laboratoriesNatsue Abe
16:15 - 16:30U02-04Problem in paternity leaveYukihiro Takahashi
16:30 - 16:45U02-05Challenges in teaching interactive lectures with high student diversity using student response systemsThomas Parkner
16:45 - 17:00U02-06The AGU Ethics and Equity Center: New Resources for Advancing Workplace Excellence Billy M Williams