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Thanks for this comment and for bringing attention to why having events geared towards including underrepresented groups in space and aerospace is important!
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Historically, the space sector has not been very diverse. The first astronauts represent a very homogenous group of male, Caucasian military pilots.
To date, only 12% of astronauts have been women (source: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/whm-recent-female-astronauts).
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To date, only 12% of astronauts have been women (source: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/whm-recent-female-astronauts).
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This trend also extends to the rest of the space sector. Amongst the space agencies, women are only represented at about 12-37% within science and engineering (source: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/c5996201-en/1/2/3/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/c5996201-en&mimeType=text/html&_csp_=ffe5a6bbc1382ae4f0ead9dd2da73ff4&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book).
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Why does it matter? Well the data shows that increasing diversity increases performance across a number of domains, especially problem-solving, collaboration and having more perspectives at the table (source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100930143339.htm).
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So - we have both data showing that gender (and cultural) diversity enhances performance in the workplace, but also that we still have a ways to go when it comes to reaching gender (and culture) parity in the workplace.
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That's why initiatives like @projectpossum13 @WomeninAero
@woaaofficial @Aero_Med's #WomeninAerospaceMedicine and #HeForShe
matter. That's why allyship matters. And it's why I will continue to be a proud proponent of these initiatives. 
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@woaaofficial @Aero_Med's #WomeninAerospaceMedicine and #HeForShe
matter. That's why allyship matters. And it's why I will continue to be a proud proponent of these initiatives. Fin/
