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At this time, only about 15% of astronomers in Canada are women, but that's changing because we know that about 25% of the students in physics and astronomy at university are women.

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So we hope that one day there will be more.

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For a long time, I was the only woman at my institute, but I see more starting to come in now, so it's encouraging.

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It depends a lot on the country: in countries like France and Spain, about 50% of the astronomers are women.