Achieving Gender Equality and Diversity in the Natural Sciences

It is our pleasure to announce the webinar series Achieving Gender Equality and Diversity in the Natural Sciences held online on zoom each Monday, 4-5 pm, between 20 September and 15 November 2021, open free of costs to all interested persons. 
Whilst many women study Natural Sciences, they are still widely under-represented compared to men in advanced and leading positions. The Platform Biology of the Swiss Academy of Sciences thus decided to organise a series of nine public webinars to address causes and consequences of this situation, and to propose solutions for achieving a wider diversity in science and research. 

The webinar series will focus on the ‘leaky pipeline’ that stands for the decreasing proportion of women from university studies towards advanced and leading positions in research and science. We will address topics such as the importance of diversity, recruitment processes, the role of biology, measures to promote gender equality as well as researchers' career stories (from junior to advanced positions, full professors and leading positions). 

For detailed information on the programme and to register, please visit our website. Registration is possible until 12 noon (CET) on the day of the respective webinar.


Programme 

20 September - Webinar n°1: Women in the Natural Sciences: Overview and historical perspective
27 September - Webinar n°2: Women's role in leading positions
4 October - Webinar n°3: The neurobiological differences between men and women
11 October - Webinar n°4: The gender-equality paradox 
18 October - Webinar n°5: Let’s do it! Successful measures to close the gap
25 October - Webinar n°6: The role of funding policies and the use of quota
1 November - Webinar n°7: Rethinking excellence
8 November - Webinar n°8: I did it! Experiences from leading scientists
15 November - Webinar N° 9: I want it! Career experiences by young scientists