Women In Technology - Friday Links - 3/11/2023

Hello WIT community!

How is it already November?!  To help you forget all this rain, we’ve got a huge assortment of events to share, including a celebration of Marie Curie’s birthday, a roundtable on paternity leave, LGBTQ+ STEM Day,  forums on gender-based violence, opportunities for students, and a selection of local arts and tech events to liven up these dark and dreary evenings.

Enjoy!

Kate, for WIT SC

Source: xkcd 

Icelandic women strike for gender equality

On October 24, tens of thousands of Icelandic women, including the Prime Minister, went on strike for gender equality.  "Across the small island nation, schools and libraries were closed or operated on limited hours as female staff stayed home, while hospitals said they would only handle emergency cases.  Joining the protest, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, 47, said she would not come to work on Tuesday.” 

This is not the first such strike in Iceland; in 1975, 90% of the country’s women went on strike.  The country would go on to become a world leader in progress towards gender equality.  

WIT event: paternity leave roundtable: Nov. 7

WIT would like to raise awareness about the need to improve paternity leave conditions. The goal of the roundtable is to learn about paternity leave in the world and at CERN today, listen to four colleagues who will share with us their experiences and choices regarding paternity leave, and open the floor for exchange and discussion with our community. 

Join us for what promises to be an interesting discussion in the IT Amphitheatre on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 12:15, followed by lunch in R2: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1299527/. 

WIT event: Marie Curie movie screening: Nov. 20

Marie Curie was born in November (Nov. 7, 1867, to be precise).  To celebrate her birthday, WIT is organising a special screening of the movie “Radioactive”, based on the graphic novel by Lauren Redniss, and starring Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie.   Join us in the Council Chamber on Monday, Nov. 20 at 19:00:  https://indico.cern.ch/event/1335111/.  

While you’re making your popcorn, read Marie Curie’s Passion (Smithsonian Magazine). "Curie worked during a great age of innovation, but proper women of her time were thought to be too sentimental to perform objective science. She would forever be considered a bit strange, not just a great scientist but a great woman scientist. “

CERN observes LGBTQ+ in STEM Day: Nov. 17

For the first time ever, CERN will be raising the Pride flag in honour of LGBTQ+ STEM day, on Friday, Nov. 17 at 13:00 on the Esplanade des Particules.  More details at: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1341756/. 

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: Nov. 25

To raise awareness of gender-based violence , the Collectif féministes de Meyrin is organising a series of events: 

Cette année, des femmes de Meyrin se mobilisent et proposent deux rencontres thématisant les violences sexuelles et sexistes (VSS).  For more information and to register, contact [email protected].

• le 10 novembre à 18h30 aux Vergers : cercle de parole autour des VSS et de la justice restauratrice
  • Qu'est-ce que les VSS ? Comment sont-elles traitées dans notre société ? Que vivent concrètement les femmes ? Quelles sont leurs attentes sur le sujet ?  Nos invitées, une médecin psychiatre et une avocate, exploreront avec nous le concept de justice restauratrice dans le cadre des VSS.  Un apéro sera offert pour clore la rencontre.

• le 23 novembre à 18h30 aux Vergers : cercle de parole autour de la sororité comme résistance contre les VSS
  • Qu'est-ce que la sororité ? pourquoi et comment la mobiliser contre les VSS ? Nous explorerons le concept de sororité et les moyens de résister ensemble contre les violences. Un buffet canadien viendra prolonger la rencontre, chaque personne pourra apporter une attention culinaire à la table de la sororité. Boissons offertes.

Other upcoming events:

• Geneva International Film Festival (Nov. 3-12, Geneva).  Featuring “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo, “an inspiring portrait of emancipated femininity that is as intimate as it is contemporary."
• Festival Les Créatives (Nov. 15-26, Geneva).  Le Festival Les Créatives a pour mission de soutenir et mettre en lumière la création artistique des femmes et des minorités de genre ainsi que la production intellectuelle féministe.
• Sparks!  Future Quantum (Nov. 16, Science Gateway).  Sparks! will collaborate with the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) to discuss cutting-edge innovations in the domain.  Featuring an entirely female panel!
• Tech4Eva Conference (Nov. 30, EPFL).  The 2023 conference is once again bringing together industry stakeholders from around the world including: corporates, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators, academic researchers, students as well as ecosystem builders to discuss the current and the future of technologies for women’s health.

Opportunities for Students

• CERN’s Doctoral, Technical, and Administrative Student programmes are closing soon!  Deadline to apply: Nov. 6.  
• The Summer Student programme will open for applications later this month, so if any of your students are dreaming of the experience of a lifetime, tell them to start thinking about their application!