Women In Technology - Friday Links - 14/07/2023
Hello everybody,
Our selection of links for this summery weekend, below:
@newyorkermag
Summer Readings
Women read roughly 50:50 books by male and female authors; for men the ratio is 80:20.
Here is a list of books by women that every man should read, by the Guardian:
And a completely different one, for more summer reading, by the Atlantic:
Very slight compressions in space time
I’m a physicist. Last week’s gravitational waves announcement sent me reeling.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/06/gravitational-waves-new-view-universe/
And a song to keep on a loop=D
https://www.tiktok.com/@reinaofthecid/video/7250223849411710254
@reinaofthecid
Women in Leadership Face Ageism at Every Age
The research is clear: Any age can be viewed as “the wrong age” for a woman, allowing her capacity to be questioned and her fitness for leadership challenged.”
Part of the cure: Develop intergenerational, mixed-gender teams and professional relationships to encourage learning from each other and collaborating on solutions. A recent study of Generation Z’s expectations at work showed that one of their highest desires was for mentoring relationships; they long for connection with older workers who take an interest in them.
https://hbr.org/2023/06/women-in-leadership-face-ageism-at-every-age
The importance of coaching and mentoring is also reflected in the latest CERN Staff&Fellows review:
Nature: How centuries of sexism excluded women from science — and how to redress the balance
Not Just for the Boys is an enjoyable and useful primer on the challenges faced by women in STEM:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02138-y
And some practical help for young girls to study
We've got you covered?
We have received a lot of positive feedback from many of you regarding the recent We've got you covered campaign in collaboration with the D&I office.
To be sustainable, we want to highlight that the products are meant for those emergencies, as unfortunately our budget is very limited.
Please use with consideration and if you have the chance, please do refill , so that we can all enjoy this feeling of care:)
Upcoming events
In our Instagram takeover campaign we invite people participating in summer schools this year, to share their highlights with us!
If you are interested, please contact us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CujucMPtkET/ or via email [email protected]
CLOUD experiment Visit & Drinks on Monday, July 24, at 17h00
The visit went sold-out within an hour! For those booked, please let us know if by any chance you are not managing to join, as we keep a waiting list.
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1305430/
WIT Lunch in R1 on Tuesday, July 18th at 12h00
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
Eva for WIT-communications
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