March 2, 2015

Women of the Geoblogosphere: Follow Them! For They Are Awesome

This is a very neat week, because it is the week between National Science Day and International Women’s Day. We’ll be celebrating women in science all week, culminating in a brand-new Pioneering Women in the Geosciences post.

By Dana Hunter

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This is a very neat week, because it is the week between National Science Day and International Women's Day. We'll be celebrating women in science all week, culminating in a brand-new Pioneering Women in the Geosciences post. Super!

I figured now would be the perfect time to start a list of women currently active in the geoblogosphere. I put out the word on Twitter and G+, and got lots of responses, but I'll bet you I've missed any number of awesome women who write about the earth sciences. If you know someone who should be on the list, please drop me a comment with link to their blog! If you have trouble commenting here, you can leave a comment on this post at En Tequila Es Verdad, or catch me on Twitter.

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I'm looking for all the women geobloggers! The criteria are simple: 1. A woman must be either the primary or coblogger; 2. The blog deals in at least one aspect of the earth sciences; 3. The blog must have been active within one year. All languages welcome! Do you know someone who should be included? Let me know!

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