Women In Technology - Friday Links - 29/07/2022

Published on August 3, 2022

One of the biggest conferences in the field of particle physics was held In the second week of this month.

There we listened a very interesting plenary talk on equality, diversity and inclusion. The talk was given by Johan Sebastian Bonilla Castro.

https://agenda.infn.it/event/28874/contributions/174009/attachments/94795/129998/DEIPlenary_ICHEP22.pdf

Also in the same conference  there was a whole session for equality, diversity and inclusion:

https://agenda.infn.it/event/28874/sessions/21497/#20220708

 

🏖 📘Book suggestions for reading at the beach : 

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli

https://www.momox-shop.fr/elena-favilli-good-night-stories-for-rebel-girls-gebundene-ausgabe-M0014198600X.html?variant=UsedGood&gclid=CjwKCAjwrZOXBhACEiwA0EoRD-WogZ4A-joZXw5og_6J8oeue_cOUp1_5kvImLzx66BWk5DcxS-WLRoC_hQQAvD_BwE&gclid=CjwKCAjwrZOXBhACEiwA0EoRD-WogZ4A-joZXw5og_6J8oeue_cOUp1_5kvImLzx66BWk5DcxS-WLRoC_hQQAvD_BwE

🎥 Movie and documentary suggestions:

If you haven’t watch the movie Hidden Figures yet you can use the holiday season as an excuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xHq6dfAo

Feminists: What were they thinking ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAgeCLYnwNg

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4rdvHGMtBE

 

 

🗞Some international news :

‘Open the schools’: Afghan girls protest in Kabul for right to education

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/26/open-the-schools-afghanistan-girls-protest-taliban-kabul-for-right-to-education

 

📝An academic reading:

Minerva’s French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France

https://academic.oup.com/fh/article-abstract/36/1/130/6541520


 

 

There are many interesting events organised by CERN this summer:

The CERN webfest from 8 July till 31 August. https://home.cern/events/cern-webfest-2022

 

 

We wish you a super fun weekend!
Ece
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