1. CAASTRO and Gender Equity Presentation to ASA Women in Astronomy Chapter 7 July2015 Elaine M. Sadler www.caastro.org /caastro.arc @caastro_arc

2. Who we are… Google Earth Caltech Arizona Toronto Oxford Durham CNRS Max- Planck Raman Inst Current complement: 175 people 14 Chief Investigators 15 Partner Investigators 7 July 20152E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy ARC Centre of Excellence 2011-17

3. Our vision 7 July 20153E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy To address fundamental unsolved questions about the Universe with the dramatic capabilities of next-generation telescopes and advanced instrumentation

4. Leadership Prof. Bryan Gaensler FAA CAASTRO Director 2011 – Sep 2014 Prof. Elaine Sadler FAA CAASTRO Director From 15 Sep 2014 7 July 20154E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy

5. Senior researchers Our senior researchers: One Nobel Laureate Eight Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Seven Directors of major institutes and observatories 7 July 20155E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy

6. Training and capacity building Educating a new generation of scientists Mentoring session, Annual Retreat 7 July 20156E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy CAASTRO students Sarah Reeves and Kitty Lo

7. Outreach and media Reaching out to the wider community 7 July 20157E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy

8. Diversity and gender equity 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy8 Image credit: Ruth Maddison Women in Astronomy workshop 2014 Family-friendly policies, promoting gender action Childcare room, CAASTRO annual conference 2014 CAASTRO Executive: 2010: 0/5 women 2011: 1/7 women (14%) 2014: 3/8 women (38%) [29% of CIs are women]

9. Gender equity initiatives 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy9 CAASTRO Initiatives Part-time options Mentoring Nomination for prizes/awards Child care Core meeting times 10am-2pm Travel support Science outreach to girls School holidays

10. Gender Action committee 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy10

11. New gender action initiatives 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy11

12. Key Performance Indicators 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy12

13. Women in astronomy 2015 7 July 2015E. Sadler, ASA Women in Astronomy13 ASA Women in Astronomy Workshop 2015 22-23 July, University of Queensland Image credit: Ruth Maddison http://www.caastro.org/event/2015-wia2015 Please come along!

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