Women In Technology - Friday Links - 18/10/2024
Dear all,
Please find below our selection of Friday links for this week!
Enjoy the weekend!
Inma, for WIT comms
Article: 5 women who should have won a Nobel Prize
Article: How Dr. Clara Nellist Collides Art and Science, this particle physicist, science communicator, and member of the team who uncovered the Higgs Boson wants everyone to know that art and science aren’t mutually exclusive.
Article: Women inventors make gains, but gender gaps remain
Article: A new era for workers’ rights in the UK – among the measures: stronger protection for pregnant women and new mothers, and supporting women in the workplace to improve retention rates.
Join WIT for Lunch!
Tuesday, October 22 at 12:00 in R2 https://indico.cern.ch/event/1464458/ You're invited to join us for lunch next week! We'll have a special guest, Nanna Debois Buhl, an artist visiting CERN for a short residency with Arts @CERN. Nanna’s work focuses on cloud formations, cosmic rays, and their connection to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. If you would like to know more about her work, please visit this link.
Upcoming events
TODAY! Thursday, October 17 · 6:15 - 9:30pm, Key Leadership Skills: Influence and Persuasion, Impact Hub Geneva
Friday, 25 October 2024 2:30 - 4:30 pm, Moving Out of Academia to Aviation & Aerospace, online
Tuesday, October 29 · 6:30 - 9:30pm, Empowering Connections: Unlocking Leadership Potential Through Networking, Rte de Meyrin 265
Thursday, November 21 · 8:30am - 5:15pm, 29th International Humanitarian and Security Conference, Centre International de Conférences Genève
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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