Women In Technology - Friday Links - 22/03/2024
Hello everybody,
here is our selection of Friday links.
CERN Events and news
There are new partial elections for MPAs at the Staff Association. Here https://staff-association.web.cern.ch/article/new-staff-council-2024-2025-mandate-next-steps you can find the details for the partial elections of MPAs members of the Staff association, that will be held in the next few months by the SA. There are three seats to be filled, the candidatures must be submitted by Friday 3 May at 17:00. Only MPAs that are members of the SA can submit their candidature and only MPAs that are members of the SA can vote. To be elected you need to be member of the SA. MPAs pay 50CHF per year: https://staff-association.web.cern.ch/join-us
News, Articles and links
21 March is the World Down Syndrome Day and this video inspired us for more inclusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HpLhxMFJR8&pp=ygUfYXNzdW1lIHRoYXQgaSBjYW4gZG93biBzeW5kcm9tZQ%3D%3D
Nine streets in Geneva have changed their names (article in French)
https://www.tdg.ch/ville-de-geneve-dix-rues-et-emplacements-changent-de-noms-224260119459
and on the same topic
Wikipedia needs more women. Let’s close the gender gaps and change the stats.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/open-the-knowledge/wikipedia-needs-more-women/
Inspiring open podcast
https://podcast.wikiloveswomen.org/podcast-item/anie-akpe/
Miss France 2024 nominated by French Prime Minister as ambassador to encourage girls to study maths (article in French)
A fun and informative link for the younger generation. Rosie The Riveter Day
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That
Indigenous women find their stride in physics
https://discover.lanl.gov/publications/connections/2024-march/indigenous-women-physics/
Greetings,
Adriana
on behalf of CERN WIT Communications
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