Women’s Equality Day (Aug. 25)

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the adoption of the 19th Amendment in the U.S., granting women the right to vote and sparking conversations on the ongoing fight for gender equality globally. In the ocean sciences, women in the U.S. earn more than half of all doctorates and fill a growing number of early-career positions. Yet substantial gender disparities remain at more senior levels, as well as in other areas including first-authored papers, funded grants, honors, and conference speaker invitations.