Women In Technology - Friday Links - 18/07/2025
Hello everyone!
It’s time for a summer edition of the Friday links! We hope you are planning to take some vacation time to relax this summer. This week, we feature some ideas for vacation reading, and some stories about the women’s Euro and Tour de France for the sports fans!
We also enjoyed two great WIT events this week: lunch with old and new friends on Tuesday, and a visit to the Cryolab on Wednesday! Thanks to everyone who participated, and especially to our volunteer Maria for organising the lab visit! If you’d like to help organise a WIT event after the summer holidays, get in touch! We’re always happy to hear your ideas and help make them happen.
Enjoy!
Kate, for WIT SC
📚 Summer reading
WIT Book Club (link)
July 31, 17:00 in the CERN Library reading room
This month’s book is "Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado Perez (link).
Join us for a friendly and thought-provoking discussion! Please register at the Indico link above.
Gender equity summer reading list 2025 (link)
From advancing workplace fairness and championing women’s political leadership to leveraging data science for feminism and exploring intersectional perspectives on race and gender, these recent gender-focused books by WAPPP and Harvard affiliates offer groundbreaking insights and research-informed solutions.
⚽️ Women’s EURO 2025
Women’s EURO 2025 off to a record-breaking start (link)
"If it was not clear before, it’s undeniable now women’s football is unstoppable and here to stay”
Tribalism without toxicity (link)
"Female fans do feel safer at women's football. And this part of the sport can project an image of being more inclusive without fear of abuse.”
Sweden’s Soft Hooligans push better vibes at women’s Euros (link)
"Swedish supporters' group the Soft Hooligans have brought their chants, drums and message of inclusion to Switzerland to support their national team at Euro 2025, to promote good vibes in the stands and better conditions for women's football.”
🚴🏼♀️ Tour de France Femmes
It has been a long road to bring back the women’s edition of the Tour de France, but the fourth edition of the race will start on July 26!
A brief history of the women’s Tour de France (link)
A look back at the race’s long and circuitous history (from the 2024 edition).
Tour de France Femmes 2025 - the GC favourites form guide (link)
An introduction to the riders to watch in this year’s Tour!