University of Arizona geologist digs her way to the top

University of Arizona geologist digs her way to the top
UArizona geology professor receives career award
By Shaley Sanders | March 3, 2021 at 6:39 PM MST - Updated March 3 at 6:39 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Dr. Isabel Barton said her passion for geology might as well be genetic.
“Both of my grandfathers were geologists,” Barton said.
Just like some of the minerals she hunts for, finding women in this field is rare.
“I think as a percentage of the total mining workforce, women are between 10 to 20% nationally. It is still mostly a male dominated industry,” Barton said.
Now Barton is breaking through barriers on the ground and in the workforce where she is the only female faculty member in the department of mining and geological engineering at the University of Arizona.

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