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In our recent Correspondence1 we presented a study based on the career trajectories of PhDs trained in the United States in the discipline of physical oceanography, focussing on the differences in the rate at which men and women attain tenure-track positions, and changes in these rates over time.

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  1. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

    LuAnne Thompson

  2. University of Miami, Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, 33149, Florida, USA

    Renellys C. Perez

  3. Departments of Geography and Earth Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, W1CE 6BT, UK

    Amelia E. Shevenell

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