Women In Technology - Friday Links - 03/03/2023
Hello everybody,
Here is our selection of Friday links.
WIT activities
WIT Community Annual Review
We are preparing for our annual review. https://indico.cern.ch/event/1249557/
As always, your input is most welcome; please fill-in the following WIT community surveys before Wed March 8th.
- https://forms.office.com/e/xwFXX3n09F - WIT community survey to understand our demographics and get feedback on our activities. This survey is anonymous.
- https://forms.office.com/e/TGHs6Lr7pT - Are you interested in contributing to WIT by volunteering for any of our activities? Please complete this form! Your email address will be automatically recorded so we can get in touch with you.
So far we got only 14 replies to the first survey and 2 to the second one.
Mentoring
The applications to become a Mentor or a Mentee have opened since Wednesday 1st March.
Become a mentor: Fill out the application form and let us know in which areas you feel comfortable mentoring others. Registration is open all year round, but if you would like to become a mentor in 2023, please fill it out by 23 April 2023.
Become a mentee: Fill out the application form by 2 April 2023. The more information you provide, the higher the chances of finding you a suitable mentor.
More information on the program can be found at:
https://home.cern/news/announcement/cern/women-technology-group-launches-its-sixth-mentoring-exercise
Django Girls is returning to CERN on 21 and 22 April 2023!
To celebrate the International Girls in ICT Day, CERN will organise another in-person edition of Django Girls. This programming workshop for girls and women aged 15 and over will take place on the evening of Friday, 21 April 2023 and all day on Saturday, 22 April 2023. With coaching by CERN tutors, the participants will learn how to create a blog and launch it online. Django Girls will be held at IdeaSquare, in English and French.
This year again we will be looking for volunteer coaches to lead the workshop. Registration for volunteering will open in the coming days; keep an eye on the CERN Bulletin and WIT communications!
Workshop, Conferences and Events
In the tradition of the Oxford Union debates, the International Gender Champions and the Geneva Graduate Institute are hosting their 4th Geneva Gender Debate on International Women’s Day.
8 March 2023, 18:00 - 19:30 CET, Geneva Graduate Institute/ Youtube
For more information https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/geneva-gender-debate-2023
Our HR Learning and Development Colleagues are hosting a series of micro talks on different topics.
The first one, very relevant to diversity and inclusion, will be about “Challenging Excellence: Bias as a Threat to Meritocracy”.
It will take place on 28 April 2023 at 2pm in the Council Chamber (and webcasted as well).
For more information https://indico.cern.ch/event/1256328/ .
Articles and links
Here is a great tribute made to Emmy Noether, a female mathematician 1882-1935, written by a CERN colleague. For your Friday links prior to the International Women Day next week.
https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Main/Noether
Watch a video about Ursula Burns who joined Xerox as an engineering intern in 1980, and became CEO in 2009. The First African American woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, she remains an active campaigner for diversity in boardrooms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDUpKWnHnQ
It is not uncommon for women to struggle to find the words to address inappropriate comments that are made to them. Fear of losing their jobs makes women think twice about speaking up
On the same topic and to learn more on how to react to inappropriate comments in the workplace:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/inappropriate-comments
Women in the workforce have been most impacted by the pandemic, resulting in millions of workers, globally, leaving jobs due to care-giving responsibilities. Many workers are now coming back to work, but the problem remains – how can employers provide more flexibility and stability to women at work? https://www.adeccogroup.com/future-of-work/latest-insights/how-to-address-the-needs-of-working-women/
Greetings,
Adriana
on behalf of CERN WIT Communications
About the Women in Technology (WIT) Community: The aim of this community is to provide an environment in which women are not in the minority when interacting with technology. Our objectives are: to encourage women to play the role of expert; to provide a supportive learning environment; and to build a network between the Women in Technology here at CERN. WIT welcomes members from all genders and all technical fields. Visit cern.ch/wit