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Planetary Aeronomy, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, 3 av. Circulaire, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Julie A. Rathbun
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, USA
Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd
LATMOS/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, Paris, France
Anni Määttänen
LATMOS/IPSL, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS, Paris, France
Anna Milillo
INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Miriam Rengel
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, Germany
Alessandra Rotundi
INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Matt Taylor
ESA, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Olivier Witasse
ESA, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Francesca Altieri
INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Pierre Drossart
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Denis Diderot, 92195 Meudon, France
Ann Carine Vandaele
Planetary Aeronomy, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, 3 av. Circulaire, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
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As a way of measuring success in planetary science, we analyzed the participation of female scientists in ESA Solar System missions: we counted the original science team members of 10 missions over a period of 38 years and determined the percentage of women within each team. Although the number of female scientists in the field has been constantly increasing in Europe, we found that gender gaps that existed 38 years ago have persisted into the present.
As a way of measuring success in planetary science, we analyzed the participation of female...