Women In Technology - Friday Links - 16/01/2026
Dear WIT friends,
Happy New Year to you and yours, we hope you had a wonderful and refreshing break =D
Please note that the WIT Friday Links will now be sent out once every two weeks. If you’re interested in joining the WIT communications team, we’d love to hear from you. We’re happy to grow the team and welcome new contributors.
Here is a curated roundup of stories and events for you to explore over the weekend. Enjoy!
Greetings,
Milena
On behalf of CERN WIT Communications
🗣️ Links
New Year's presentation to personnel by Mark Thomson
If you missed out on Mark Thomson's New Year presentation to personnel, you can watch the recording here.
Gender Dimension in Research: Bridging Gender and Science
This paper highlights the importance of integrating sex and gender analysis into research and innovation, in line with European Commission and ERA priorities. It presents a practical toolkit to support researchers in embedding the gender dimension across the research process. Read more here.
Why is research led by women retracted less frequently?
An interesting read that discusses a study showing that papers with women as first authors have fewer retractions than those led by men. Read more here.
70+ Women in Technology Statistics (2025)
A fun website to explore, which shows different online trends. Sharing here a recent roundup of women in technology and STEM workplace statistics. Read more here.
🗣️ Mentoring
If you are interested in joining our mentoring programme, you can sign up to our info session on 26 January:
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1630006/
🗣️ Events
WIT Talk with the Ombuds
📅 Date: 27 January 2026
📍 Location, info: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1614471/
International Day of Education 2026 global event - in person and online.
📅 Date: 23 January 2026
📍 Location: Paris or online
Registration and more information can be found here on this link.
International Science Council Webinar: Women in Scientific Organizations (online)
📅 Date: 11 February 2026
📍 Location: Online
Registration and more information can be found here on this link.
📚Book Recommendation
Book Title: Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
Really interesting, witty book on how physics shows up in everyday life and ordinary phenomena.
📚Next CERN Book Club Meeting
On Monday, we will be voting for the next CERN Book Club meeting date and book. You can take part by joining the WIT Book club mattermost channel.