Women In Technology - Friday Links - 28/06/2024

Hello everyone, and welcome to a summer edition of the Friday Links!   This week, we bring you an opportunity to join a WIT visit to the Cryolab, as well as some stories about women fighting the climate crisis, women’s football, male gender stereotypes and role models in honour of Father’s Day, and some upcoming summer schools and conferences.  

Enjoy!

Kate, for WIT SC

WIT event - Cryolab visit

Summer is here, so let’s beat the heat with a visit to the Cryolab!  

Our visit will start with a cryo show, followed by a tour of the lab, and we’ll wrap up the event with an apéro in Restaurant 1.For safety reasons, visitors must wear closed shoes, and those who are pregnant or have a pacemaker are not permitted.  

Places are limited, so please register here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1427015/.    

An update on the “climate seniors” 

Swiss parliament defies ECHR on climate women’s case.  Swiss women who won a historic ruling on climate change at the European Court of Human Rights say they feel shocked and betrayed by their parliament’s decision not to comply with it.

For the football fans

If you’ve been glued to your tv watching the Euro 2024 action, here are some stories from the women’s side!  (And FYI, the next women’s Euro tournament will be held in July 2025, right here in Switzerland!) 

• World Cup is a chance for women’s football to go mainstream in Brazil.  "Last month, Brazil won the race to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. ... Brazilians are, of course, passionate about football but their enthusiasm has historically been connected to the men’s game. For nearly four decades, from 1941 to 1979, women were prohibited by law from playing football with the sport deemed unsuitable for the female body. Despite this, women in the country persevered and fought for the right to play, for support, for visibility and better conditions. They achieved plenty, but there is still a lot of work to do. Hosting a Women’s World Cup could be a crucial step in solidifying the sport as a national passion in Brazil.” 
• Difficult conversations are needed to improve women’s football.   "Although it's important to celebrate progress, it's even more important to continue having the difficult conversations needed for the game to be treated equally.”

#BoysWillBeBoys

#BoysWillBeBoys - "Imagine a world free of limiting stereotypes where everyone can achieve their full human potential."  Gender stereotypes are harmful for everyone.  Since we celebrated Father’s Day earlier this month, let’s take a look at male stereotypes and role models!  The Representation Project (creator of the film Miss Representation) presents a series of interviews with leading experts on healthy masculinity, to challenge the damaging gender stereotypes of masculinity.

Upcoming events

• July 2 - 12: Not a Woman’s Job: Changing Faces of Science and Tech.  A photo exhibition at the Palais de Nations, organized by the International Telecommunications Union and CERN, and featuring some women working at CERN.  
• July 2 - 23: AI & Equality Toolbox Summer School.  The four-week (three hours per week) course starts July 2 and is fully online and free.  The creation of technology is strengthened by consultation, consensus, and diverse disciplinary perspectives, as well as the lived experiences of affected communities.  Impacted communities & experts from all parts of the technology and social science spectrums require a basic understanding and common vocabulary to participate in this important conversation.  It is open to anyone with an interest in human rights and AI systems. The course has been designed for a multidisciplinary audience.
• September 2 - 3: Mentoring – Potentials for the advancement of female careers in European academia and research and for Gender Equality Plans conference organised by Constanta Maritime University (Romania) and the European Mentoring Network (eument-net).  The core aims are to share good practices and positive examples of mentoring programs designed for advancing female careers in academia and Gender Equality Plans (GEP) actions. The event will also provide excellent networking opportunities for developing joint actions in mentoring and overall gender equality.  
  • Deadline for abstract submission: July 1
  • Deadline for registration: August 15