idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

Nachrichten, Termine, Experten

Grafik: idw-Logo
Science Video Project
idw-Abo

idw-News App:

AppStore

Google Play Store

Event


institutionlogo


02/11/2021 - 02/11/2021 | Berlin

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and the Max Debrück Center (MDC) invite you to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February by joining us for a film screening of "Picture a Scientist" followed by a keynote speech and a panel discussion. We are looking forward to discuss with our guests and you what changes are needed to make the culture and structure in science more diverse, equitable and open to all.

In the current pandemic situation we see more than ever the key role of science in providing solutions to the challenges we face as a society. And it is clear, that scientific discovery needs diverse perspectives in order to achieve innovative results at the highest level. Appropriate consideration of women or members of underrepresented groups in science at all levels broadens perspectives and opinions and thus contributes to outstanding research.

Up to now women are still underrepresented in science, especially in leadership positions. Women make up half of the PhD students on average, but only every fourth professor in Germany is a woman. Biases and gender stereotypes, but also structural barriers in the scientific system make it more difficult for women to succeed in science. Women more often than men have temporary contracts, work part-time and get paid less for the same kind of work. Citation rates for men are higher, hiring procedures favor men about women and we can observe.

If you are interested, register here:
https://www.mdc-berlin.de/form/international-day-of-girls-and-w

--------------

Program

Filmscreening "Picture a Scientists" 9 February 6:00 pm CET - 12 February 6:00 pm CET

11 February 2021

- 4:00 pm CET - opening and welcome by Prof. Dr. Baum, scientific director BIH, and Prof. Dr. Grassmann (administrative director MDC)
- 4:15 pm CET - keynote speech Prof. Dr. Marieke van den Brink
- 5:15 pm CET - panel discussion on gender equality in science
- 6:30 pm CET - interactive online networking

--------------

Contact

Karin Höhne
equal.opportunity@bihealth.de

Information on participating / attending:
Online Event: link will be sent to you after registration

Date:

02/11/2021 04:00 - 02/11/2021 07:00

Registration deadline:

02/11/2021

Event venue:

Online Event
Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

all interested persons

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Social studies

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

01/25/2021

Sender/author:

Michelle Tuong

Department:

Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event67777

Attachment
attachment icon Online Event: Women and Girls in Science

Help

Search / advanced search of the idw archives
Combination of search terms

You can combine search terms with and, or and/or not, e.g. Philo not logy.

Brackets

You can use brackets to separate combinations from each other, e.g. (Philo not logy) or (Psycho and logy).

Phrases

Coherent groups of words will be located as complete phrases if you put them into quotation marks, e.g. “Federal Republic of Germany”.

Selection criteria

You can also use the advanced search without entering search terms. It will then follow the criteria you have selected (e.g. country or subject area).

If you have not selected any criteria in a given category, the entire category will be searched (e.g. all subject areas or all countries).