Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics
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| author | Polzin, Ava Whitaker, Katherine E. Urry, C. Megan Abunemeh, Henna Agarwal, Sanyukta Agrawal, Aadya Alden, Nathaniel Alexis, Ann-Marsha Andersen, Sydney Archipley, Melanie Asali, Yasmeen Auchettl, Katie Benson, Bradford Bhattarai, Binod Biddle, Sarah Brady, Madison Breivik, Katelyn Chakraborty, Disha Charles, Mikel Chen, Hsiao-Wen Chishala, Josephine Chiti, Anirudh Christopoulou, Panagiota Eleftheria Dai, Mi Fortuni, Flaminia Galaudage, Shanika Glazer, Daniel Goel, Anika Gokus, Andrea Greene, Jenny E. Grutkoski, Ryn Guo, Yiqing Guzman, Joseph Hložek, Renée House, Lindsay R. Joseph, Lillian N. Jourdan, Molly Beth Karwal, Tanvi Kocjan, Zuzanna Koivu, Emily Kore, Varun Kravtsov, Andrey Kunnumkai, Keerthi Kurinchi-Vendhan, Shalini Lange, Johannes U. Loebman, Sarah R. Lund, Kira Malewicz, Julie McAuley, Olivia McClain, Rebecca McKay, Stephen McPike, Emily Metzger, Cassidy Mowla, Lamiya A. Myers, Katherine Nelson, Erica Novais, Aline Nyhagen, Camilla Oeur, Micah Rouis, Lou Baya Ould Pandey, Paarmita Patki, Raagini Paulson, Sonu Tabitha Perkins, Haile M. L. Poorey, Ashi Pozo, Izabella Preston, Heather L. Rabinowitz, Pazit Rahlin, Alexandra S. Rodriguez-Bueno, Janiris Montero, Francisco Rodríguez Sears, Huei Otero, Álvaro Segovia Solovieva, Uliana Somerville, Rachel Speedie, Jessica Starkenburg, Tjitske Stiles-Clarke, Laura Tan, Chin Yi Teng, Yu-Hsuan Urrutia, Tanya Venkatraman, Padmavathi Verrico, Margaret E. Wasserman, Amanda Williams, Claire E. Wong, Tony Zaidi, Shirin Gul Zichterman, Chantene |
| author_facet | Polzin, Ava Whitaker, Katherine E. Urry, C. Megan Abunemeh, Henna Agarwal, Sanyukta Agrawal, Aadya Alden, Nathaniel Alexis, Ann-Marsha Andersen, Sydney Archipley, Melanie Asali, Yasmeen Auchettl, Katie Benson, Bradford Bhattarai, Binod Biddle, Sarah Brady, Madison Breivik, Katelyn Chakraborty, Disha Charles, Mikel Chen, Hsiao-Wen Chishala, Josephine Chiti, Anirudh Christopoulou, Panagiota Eleftheria Dai, Mi Fortuni, Flaminia Galaudage, Shanika Glazer, Daniel Goel, Anika Gokus, Andrea Greene, Jenny E. Grutkoski, Ryn Guo, Yiqing Guzman, Joseph Hložek, Renée House, Lindsay R. Joseph, Lillian N. Jourdan, Molly Beth Karwal, Tanvi Kocjan, Zuzanna Koivu, Emily Kore, Varun Kravtsov, Andrey Kunnumkai, Keerthi Kurinchi-Vendhan, Shalini Lange, Johannes U. Loebman, Sarah R. Lund, Kira Malewicz, Julie McAuley, Olivia McClain, Rebecca McKay, Stephen McPike, Emily Metzger, Cassidy Mowla, Lamiya A. Myers, Katherine Nelson, Erica Novais, Aline Nyhagen, Camilla Oeur, Micah Rouis, Lou Baya Ould Pandey, Paarmita Patki, Raagini Paulson, Sonu Tabitha Perkins, Haile M. L. Poorey, Ashi Pozo, Izabella Preston, Heather L. Rabinowitz, Pazit Rahlin, Alexandra S. Rodriguez-Bueno, Janiris Montero, Francisco Rodríguez Sears, Huei Otero, Álvaro Segovia Solovieva, Uliana Somerville, Rachel Speedie, Jessica Starkenburg, Tjitske Stiles-Clarke, Laura Tan, Chin Yi Teng, Yu-Hsuan Urrutia, Tanya Venkatraman, Padmavathi Verrico, Margaret E. Wasserman, Amanda Williams, Claire E. Wong, Tony Zaidi, Shirin Gul Zichterman, Chantene |
| contents | Women are consistently underrepresented in astrophysics yet are simultaneously subject to disproportionate attrition at every career stage. This disparity between demonstrated efficacy in job performance and ultimate career outcome was the primary motivation for the Picture an Astronomer series, which included both targeted public outreach to increase representation of women in astrophysics and high-level, solution-oriented discussions among professional astronomers. In March 2025, more than 200 astronomers came together in a hybrid-format symposium focused on the state of the field for female scientists, combining scientific exchange with discussions of policies and practices to strengthen retention of talent in the field. This white paper is the result of those discussions, offering a wide range of recommendations developed in the context of gendered attrition in astrophysics but which ultimately support a healthier climate for all scientists alike. |
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| spellingShingle | Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics Polzin, Ava Whitaker, Katherine E. Urry, C. Megan Abunemeh, Henna Agarwal, Sanyukta Agrawal, Aadya Alden, Nathaniel Alexis, Ann-Marsha Andersen, Sydney Archipley, Melanie Asali, Yasmeen Auchettl, Katie Benson, Bradford Bhattarai, Binod Biddle, Sarah Brady, Madison Breivik, Katelyn Chakraborty, Disha Charles, Mikel Chen, Hsiao-Wen Chishala, Josephine Chiti, Anirudh Christopoulou, Panagiota Eleftheria Dai, Mi Fortuni, Flaminia Galaudage, Shanika Glazer, Daniel Goel, Anika Gokus, Andrea Greene, Jenny E. Grutkoski, Ryn Guo, Yiqing Guzman, Joseph Hložek, Renée House, Lindsay R. Joseph, Lillian N. Jourdan, Molly Beth Karwal, Tanvi Kocjan, Zuzanna Koivu, Emily Kore, Varun Kravtsov, Andrey Kunnumkai, Keerthi Kurinchi-Vendhan, Shalini Lange, Johannes U. Loebman, Sarah R. Lund, Kira Malewicz, Julie McAuley, Olivia McClain, Rebecca McKay, Stephen McPike, Emily Metzger, Cassidy Mowla, Lamiya A. Myers, Katherine Nelson, Erica Novais, Aline Nyhagen, Camilla Oeur, Micah Rouis, Lou Baya Ould Pandey, Paarmita Patki, Raagini Paulson, Sonu Tabitha Perkins, Haile M. L. Poorey, Ashi Pozo, Izabella Preston, Heather L. Rabinowitz, Pazit Rahlin, Alexandra S. Rodriguez-Bueno, Janiris Montero, Francisco Rodríguez Sears, Huei Otero, Álvaro Segovia Solovieva, Uliana Somerville, Rachel Speedie, Jessica Starkenburg, Tjitske Stiles-Clarke, Laura Tan, Chin Yi Teng, Yu-Hsuan Urrutia, Tanya Venkatraman, Padmavathi Verrico, Margaret E. Wasserman, Amanda Williams, Claire E. Wong, Tony Zaidi, Shirin Gul Zichterman, Chantene Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Physics and Society Women are consistently underrepresented in astrophysics yet are simultaneously subject to disproportionate attrition at every career stage. This disparity between demonstrated efficacy in job performance and ultimate career outcome was the primary motivation for the Picture an Astronomer series, which included both targeted public outreach to increase representation of women in astrophysics and high-level, solution-oriented discussions among professional astronomers. In March 2025, more than 200 astronomers came together in a hybrid-format symposium focused on the state of the field for female scientists, combining scientific exchange with discussions of policies and practices to strengthen retention of talent in the field. This white paper is the result of those discussions, offering a wide range of recommendations developed in the context of gendered attrition in astrophysics but which ultimately support a healthier climate for all scientists alike. |
| title | Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24465 |