Gender Workshop: On the way to the top: providing equal opportunities for men and women in science and technology

2 December 2013
10.00 - 14.30
Covent Garden, 16 Place Rogier, Brussels
ERC
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Prof. Isabelle Vernos, ERC Scientific Council, Chair of the Gender balance working group (presentation)

Session 1
Moderator: Prof. Isabelle Vernos, ERC Scientific Council member
  • Prof. CURT RICE ,University of Tromsø, Norway, and Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS), Netherlands (presentation)
  • Prof. LONDA SCHIEBINGER,  Stanford University and Director of the EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering (presentation - presentation2)
  • Mrs. SARAH DICKINSON ,Athena SWAN Charter, Equality challenge unit (presentation)
  • Prof. GERD BJØRHOVDE, Chair of the Committee for Gender Balance in Research, Norway (presentation)
  • Dr. CLAARTJE VINKENBURG, VU University Amsterdam, ERCAREER project coordinator (ERC funded project on gender aspects in career structures and career) - presentation
  Session 2
Moderator: Prof. Anthene Donald, ERC Scientific Council member
  • Mrs. BARBARA LIMANOWSKA, Gender expert, European Institute for Gender Equality (presentation)
  • Mrs. VIVIANE WILLIS-MAZZICHI, Head of Sector ’’Gender’’, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission (presentation)
  • Prof .TERESA REES, University of Cardiff and Director for Wales of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (presentation)
  • Prof. INÉS SÁNCHEZ DE MADARIAGA, Head, Women and Science Unit, Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Ministry of Economy - not available -
  • Dr. GERLIND WALLON, EMBO Deputy Director (presentation)

 

Session 3

Observations/Summary by Prof. ALISON E. WOODWARD, Co-Director RHEA, Center for Gender and Diversity Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Senior Fellow Institute for European Studies - (presentation)

For more information on how to participate you may send a message to the following email address: ERC-MONITORING@ec.europa.eu