Women In Technology - Friday Links - 08/12/2023
Hello everybody,
here is our selection of Friday links.
WIT activities
If you want to know more about CERN’s response channels to deal with harassment and inappropriate behaviour, join us on Tuesday 12 December at 13h in Building 13, room 3-005 (in person only), for an informative meeting where we will give an overview of the existing channels.
More details in https://indico.cern.ch/event/1351449/..
Join us on 13 December starting from 6pm in R1 for a WIT Meet-up, to celebrate the end of yet another amazing year (Look for the WIT roll-up!).
On the same occasion, we will say farewell to two members of our Steering Committee (Erica and Florentia) and welcome a new one (Ece).
We are thinking of celebrating the end of the year also with a Secret Santa!
The concept is simple: Bring along a small gift, we will collect them all in the Secret Santa bag and then we will pick up randomly for each gift a new owner! As always at our events, some drinks and snacks will be provided.
Indico page at: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1350138/
WIT is happy to announce a dedicated training session for the community to learn more about Science Gateway Labs. The training would allow you to learn the "Seeing the invisible" workshop for which you can then become an official guide (*).
There are still some places available, so please, register in the link below. We also appreciate if you can withdraw your application in case you can't come in the end, so other people can still register.
The training will take place on Thursday, 18 January 2024, 2024 at 15:30. Register here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1348790/
Workshop, Conferences and Events
Last chance to join the ranks of the ambassadors for Women and Girls in Science and Technology!
During the week of 5 to 9 February 2024, female scientists and engineers will be visiting local schools to inspire younger generations to explore the world of science.
The organising team is looking for more female scientists (preferably French-speaking) willing to give up a bit of their time to give talks in schools.
Volunteers will deliver one-hour presentations for a maximum of 35 pupils aged 7 to 15.
The majority (95%) of the presentations will be given in French.
Volunteers are required to attend a briefing session.
Sign up and find out more: http://cern.ch/fds-interne
Deadline for signing up: 10 December 2023 (11.59 p.m.)
A female scientist who is available on Saturday, 24 February at 10.30 a.m. to talk (in French) to children aged 7 and over about her job and about particle physics in general is also needed. This event is being organised by the Bourg-en-Bresse multimedia library. Transport expenses will be covered. For more information and to volunteer, contact [email protected].
Discover the CERN & Society Foundation from Monday, 11 December 2023 (08:30) to Thursday, 21 December 2023 (17:30) https://indico.cern.ch/event/1348025/
CERN computing seminar on PyScript and the magic of Python in the browser on 11 December at 16h in the IT Amphitheatre
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1349993/
Take note of an upcoming colloquium by Jocelyn Bell Burnell (!!!!!) on 9 January 2024 at 15h https://indico.cern.ch/event/1305343/
News, Articles and links
Infographic with key results: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/afda44bb-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/afda44bb-en
Points to be mentioned:
- On average, OECD countries are close to gender parity in mathematics proficiency but the ratio still favours boys over girls (0.98).
- Boys outperformed girls in mathematics by nine score points and girls outperformed boys in reading by 24 score points on average across OECD countries.
- In science, the performance difference between boys and girls is not significant. In terms of low performers, the share of boys (31%) is larger than girls (22%) in reading but in mathematics the share is almost identical (32% for girls and 31% for boys).
- When it comes to top performers, the proportion of boys (11%) is larger than girls (7%) in mathematics whereas in reading it is slightly higher for girls (8%) than boys (6%) on average across OECD countries.
- In science, the share of low performers is larger for boys than girls by two percentage points; similarly, the share of top performers is larger for boys than girls by two percentage points.
- The under-representation of girls among top performers in science and mathematics can partly explain the persistent gender gap in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields –which are often among the highest-paying occupations.
- Gender differences in achievement are not explained by innate ability; instead, social and cultural contexts reinforce stereotypical attitudes and behaviours that, in turn, are associated with gender differences in student performance.
Another interesting report is the one on Transparency on gender diversity development in the Swiss workplace by Advance and HSG
https://www.advance-hsg-report.ch/en/
Prominent Women in Tech Say They Don't Want to Join OpenAI's All-Male Board
https://www.wired.com/story/women-in-tech-openai-board/
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