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Q&A: gender, race and field trips in South African anthropology

Nomawethu Hlazo, a PhD student in archaeology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, speaks to Nature about her experiences.
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  1. Linda Nordling

    1. Linda Nordling is a science journalist in Cape Town, South Africa.

In August, archaeologist Nomawethu Hlazo participated in field trip to support female scientists, particularly women of colour, who do fieldwork for the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. “Harassment and inappropriate conduct are a reality in the field. Through these camps, we hope to inform codes of conduct that improve equality and safety,” says UCT deputy dean of transformation in the science faculty Rebecca Ackermann, who is Hlazo’s mentor and PhD supervisor.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02979-6

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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  • Clarification 08 November 2019: An earlier version of this Q&A implied that the new code of conduct applied to the University of Cape Town as a whole. In fact, it applies only to the university’s science faculty.

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