Women In Technology - Friday Links - 15/04/2022
Hello everybody,
here is our selection of Friday links!
The 12th of April is marked as the International Day of Human Space Flight
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/outreach/events/idhsf/index.html
The first and youngest woman who was in space in 1963 is Valentina Tereshkova. Here are more details about her https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova
On a space related matter, this is an interesting concept to better represent humanity and restore gender equality to the cosmos :-D
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/03/03/vulva-spaceship-design-aims-to-counter-prevalence-of-phalluses/
Here is an interesting article from the Symmetry magazine about the newly elected CMS experiment spokesperson.
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/from-small-town-student-to-international-leader
Below you will find two important announcements:
- There is an open position for a group leader role in the Control Systems section at PSI. https://www.psi.ch/en/pa/job-opportunities/50246-group-leader-control-systems
- Applications are now open for the 43rd CERN School of Computing (CSC 2022). The school will take place from 4 to 17 September 2022, in the city of Kraków, Poland. The two-week academic programme consists of more than 50 hours of lectures and hands-on exercises, covering three main themes: physics computing, software engineering, and data technologies. All details, including the application form, can be found at https://indico.cern.ch/e/CSC-2022.Applications will close on Sunday, May 8th. For all enquiries and correspondence related to the school, please email: [email protected].
The Lean In network is hosting an online event on Tuesday 26 April on how to fight bias.
Get your ticket here https://www.leaninswitzerland.org/events-d1cw5/50-ways-to-fight-bias-1
Do you think that there is a recipe how to get more women to the top? This is Forbes’ one
Would you like to know how well IBM, Microsoft, and Face++ AI services guess the gender of a face? It looks like the success can be different according to the skin type.
If you are interesting in learning about how the NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) would like to improve female representation in academic staff and management positions here is their action plan: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Policy+for+Gender+Equality+and+Diversity
We wish you a super fun weekend and a happy Easter time!
Adriana
on behalf of CERN WIT Communications
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