There's a long-standing overrepresentation of women in solar astronomy. Why? It was previously thought unthinkably inappropriate that women should spend the n

There's a long-standing overrepresentation of women in solar astronomy. Why? It was previously thought unthinkably inappropriate that women should spend the nite in the observatory alone with men. So, to do astronomy many were pushed towards daytime astronomy, which pretty much restricts you to study the sun. Even today solar astronomy is largely dominated by women, demonstrating that historical biases propagate into the modern day. It's disappointing to think that female astronomer's fear of sexual harassment is well-founded and persists to this day.