Women In Technology - Friday Links - 06/10/2023
Hello everybody,
here is our selection of Friday links.
Workshop, Conferences and Events
If you want to attend remotely the CERN Science Gateway inauguration you can watch the webcast here.
A stress management seminar will be held on 11 October from 11:30 to 14:30. Registrations are required for attendance in person.
Following the great success of Specta(c)tor’s Theatre Forum “Coffee Machine” hosted at the Globe in February, this unique learning event has been added to the CERN Learning Catalogue!
The next occurrence of the “Coffee Machine : Who Rinses the Cups?” is happening on Monday 13 November 2023 from 10h to 12h (+ 30mins optional discussion) at the CERN Training Centre 593-R-010. Register your training spot in the Learning Portal before 13th October https://lms.cern.ch/ekp/servlet/ekp?PX=N&TEACHREVIEW=N&PTX=&CID=EKP000044308&TX=FORMAT1&LANGUAGE_TAG=en&DECORATEPAGE=N
News, Articles and links
Justine Thebault-Weiser, a Grade 12 student at International School Basel created a documentary to raise awareness about the issue of gender inequality in STEM and also to get girls excited about STEM and confident in their ability to do well if they choose to follow this path. The documentary features our WIT SC member Erica!
We are proud to read that two women colleagues, Sophie Baron and Giovanna Vandoni, have been newly elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee (“the Nine”) in 2023.
The 2023 Nobel prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier "for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
If you are interested, you can learn about Anne L’Huillier here.
The Nobel Peace Prize was just awarded to the Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. She is also a former physics student and engineer!
Still on Nobel prizes:
Why the ‘Mother of the Atomic Bomb’ Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/science/lise-meitner-fission-nobel.html
Here is an interesting article about why many women scientists do not have their Wikipedia page.
Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech.
There is an upcoming Career and Networking fair in Munich on 12-13 October 2023 https://www.her-career.com/en/expo where CERN alumni can get free entry if they contact us at [email protected].
'I wasn't heard at meetings, so did something about it’. Pamela Maynard, CEO of global IT consultancy Avanade, shares her advice on how to get ahead at work here.
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