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In 1991 In-Young Ahn was the first female leader of an Asian research station (King Sejong Station) and the first South Korean woman to step onto Antarctica. [78] There were approximately 180 women in Antarctica during the 1990–1991 season. [72] Women from several different countries were regular members of overwintering teams by 1992. [77]
Liv Arnesen (born 1953), educator, cross-country skier, first woman to ski alone to the South Pole in 1994; Ingrid Christensen (1891–1976), early polar explorer, first woman to land on the Antarctic mainland or at least view land in Antarctica (1931) Lillemor Rachlew (1902–1983), one of the first women to set foot on the Antarctic mainland ...
Monahon, 35, is one of many women who say the isolated environment and macho culture at the United States research center in Antarctica have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.
For decades, Antarctica has been a masculine realm in popular imagination. These female scientists and explorers are trying to change that. Breaking the Ice Ceiling: The Women Working in ...
In November 2022, Chandi set off on her second solo expedition from Hercules Inlet, with the aim of becoming the first woman to cross Antarctica solo and unsupported, hoping to reach Reedy Glacier within 75 days. However, she reported on an online blog on 19 January 2023 that she was about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) away from her pick-up ...
A British Army medical officer who attempted to become the fastest woman to ski alone across Antarctica hopes her feat will show people “you can do anything”.
In 2017, Blair attempted to circumnavigate Antarctica solo for the first time, with the goal of becoming the first woman to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica and the secondary goal of breaking the current record of 102 days held by Russia.
First British woman, Janet Thomson, joins the British Antarctic Survey, and becomes the first British woman on Antarctica. [ 33 ] On November 16, American Brooke Knapp , is the first person to land at McMurdo Station for a round the world flight and the first person to pilot a business jet over both the North and South Poles.