A Path to Equality in Asia-Pacific?

Judith Dawes, Cushla McGoverin, Frédérique Vanholsbeeck, Keith Gordon, Weitao Liu, Kae Nemoto and Dawn Tan

Researchers reflect on the issues raised during a 2019 diversity and equity panel—and share possible solutions.

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In November 2019, a diversity and equity panel at the Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors (APOS) Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, afforded a unique opportunity to share resources and initiatives to promote equity, diversity and inclusion with people from across the Asia-Pacific region. In that region, the situation considering gender equity in particular is somewhat harsher than in Europe or the United States.

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