We have a new WIT section in the CERN library! Thank you to everyone who made this possible!!

Happy Friday everyone!

Read & Listen

• An inspiring story about a woman, astronomy and an ongoing conflict.
• A message from Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman astronaut, to Latinx STEM students.
• The idea of beauty is always shifting. Today, it’s more inclusive than ever.
• The Data + Feminism Lab uses data and computational methods to work towards gender and racial equity
• Are videogames inclusive? A podcast, an online community and a book.
• Today, Nanaia Mahuta is assuming the role of of Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. She is the first Māori female minister in history.

More Books

• "Data Feminism", by Lauren Klein and Catherine D'Ignazio
  Lauren Klein and Catherine D'Ignazio are the Directors of the Data + Feminism Lab.
• "Women of Science" by  Gabriele Kass-Simon and Patricia Farnes
  This is a collection of essays dealing with contributions women have made to various scientific disciplines, written by women scientists in those disciplines.
• "The Mind Has No Sex?" by Londa Schiebinger
  Exploring what the author calls the “scientific revolution in views of sexual difference.”
• Special for WIT Trekkies: "The Autobiography Of Kathryn Janeway", by Una McCormack
  And for non-trekkies, here you can read why Kathryn Janeway was the best capitain

Sport, Cinema and more

• Read and watch about Beatrice Vio, it's just amazing.
• BBC podcast on Women in Sport
• The 1973 battle of sexes in tennis, which then became also a movie
• The story of the unstoppable Florence Chadwick
• Did you know that Audrey Hepburn received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work for UNICEF?
• Listen to the music of the Camerata Romeu, an all-female instrumentalist chamber music group.

Have a great weekend and stay healty,
Erica

on behalf of WIT steering committee


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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