We obtain a finite set of generators for the level 2 mapping class group of a closed nonorientable surface of genus $g\ge 3$. This set consists of isotopy classes of Lickorish's Y-homeomorphisms also called crosscap slides.
A combinatorial formula for Earle's twisted 1-cocycle on the mapping class group \mathcal{M}_{g,*}
Pseudo-Anosovs are exponentially generic in mapping class groups
A finite generating set for the level 2 twist subgroup of the mapping class group of a closed non-orientable surface
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