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The Working Group “Women in Science” aims to have the voice of women scientists widely heard to reach policy and decision makers with the target of a better future for female scientists. Moreover the group aims to raise broad awareness to the not fully exploited potential of the female intellectualism.

“Women in Science” believes in a global contribution by creating a platform where challenges and possible solutions are tackled in order to build capacity of its group members as well as of other women who would consider the Working Group as providing a role model for career success.

Watch the group’s video for the 2020 GYA e-Annual General Meeting here

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Upasana Ray (Group Co-Lead)
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Justine Germo Nzweundji (Group Co-Lead)
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Further information

The GYA working group on Women in Science would like to draw your attention to the Women in STEM resource guide from Maryville University (US). This in-depth resource guide was created for girls, young women, teachers and educators who are looking to share information that encourages women to study STEM and pursue careers in the STEM field.

Additionally, there is a “Guide for Women in Computer Science: History, Roles, and Resources“, also from Maryville University (US), and this Computer Science and Engineering Resources for Women in STEM.

For a list of group co-leads since the group was established in 2012, see here.

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Progress

For GYA members and alumni only: connect to the group, collaborate and discuss with other members on the GYA-internal Agora platform here.

  • The Women in Science Working Group has started developing an online mentorship programme for young female scientists lead by Ghada Bassioni (Egypt) and Tatiana Martins (Brazil). The mentorship programme will provide young women scientists all over the world with the opportunity to be mentored by GYA members and experienced scholars with the mission to direct, stimulate and coordinate young women scientists in achieving professional and personal success and fulfillment. It will moreover enhance continued education for both female and male participants and contribute to the improvement of the global image of successful women scientists as role models. The group has also developed print materials, including a flyer as well as a calendar with catchy quotes from working group members on Women in   Science, to advertise for the mentorship programme.
  • The group is about to publish a new book discussing challenges that women in science face throughout their career. Stay tuned! Therefore the group has finalized an Illustration competition for their new book. The group received multiple submissions from all parts of the world and selected the top ones that fit the theme of the book. The winners will be announced soon. Moreover, the first report of the Women in Science survey on workplace challenges will be published soon.
  • “Women in Science” is also preparing to organise online workshop/talk series on work/life balance

Outcomes

2023

Building on their campaign in 2022 (see below), in February and March, the group published several additional stories on social media platforms to contribute to #ThisLittleGirlIsMe campaign in support of the International Women’s day (IWD) 2023. You can read the corresponding blog entries here.

To help celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, the group have created this uplifting video in support of women scientists – not just on 11 February, but every day!

In January, the GYA endorsed a call on leaders for immediate action to promote inclusion of caregivers and increase retention of women in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) careers. The action plan had been drafted by Mothers in Science and 16 further organisations from across the world. Read the action plan for funding agencies here, which outlines a set of specific and actionable strategies to promote inclusion of caregivers and close the gender gap in research funding.

2022

In December, GYA member Natalia Kucirkova co-authored a Routledge book on “Inspirational Women in Academia. Supporting Careers and Improving Minority Representation“, which looks at prevailing stereotypical expectations about the aspirations of many women in science, especially those with an ethnic minority backgrounds, and the resulting harm and discrimination.

On World Kindness Day on 13 November 2022, group members pledged to observe the global movement supporting kindness and compassion in their daily lives, especially at work, and to be leaders who inspire positive change.  The COVID-19 pandemic has evoked timely reflections on what it means to exercise kindness while the world adapts to the ‘new normal’. It may be audacious to be kind during difficult times, but every attempt counts – and all are invited to join the GYA Women in Science working group in showing kindness to the people around us every day.

In September group member Monika Kędra  gave a presentation on inclusion, diversity and equity at the GYA online event “Young and Global – A perspective on today’s challenges in science” together. This event was part of the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77). Read more about the session and watch the full presentation here.

Furthermore, GYA members Éva Dékány and Stefania Mondello participated in an online workshop organised by GENDERACTIONplus (an EU Horizon Europe project with 26 partner organizations across Europe working to advance gender equality in the European Research Area). The workshop on “Consultation on tackling gender-based violence in academia” brought together early-career researchers representing various European National Young Academies, the GYA and other stakeholders such as associations of doctoral students in order to share their views and needs relating to this topic. The discussions at the workshop provided the development of a Call for Action on tackling gender-based violence in higher education and research, which was then presented to policymakers and high-level stakeholders within the research community at a conference on „Ending gender-based violence in academia” in November 2022.

In February and March, the group published several stories on social media platforms to contribute to #ThisLittleGirlIsMe campaign in support of the International Women’s day (IWD) 2022. You can read the corresponding blog entries here.

2021

The Women in Science working group published an article in the GYA Connections magazine. 

Group member Amal Amin (Egypt) was again part of the Organisation Committee for the World Forum for Women in Science without Borders, which took place 8-10 March 2021 at the Unversity of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2020

In October 2020, group members published “Motherhood in Science – How children change our academic careers“, a collection of 18 personal stories about being a scientist and a mother.

Group member Chern Ein Oon (Malaysia) wrote a piece on “Kindness in the face of COVID-19” for the Women of the Future Programme blog in June 2020.

In May 2020, members of the group published a paper on “GYA Women in Science stay and work from home: How might we make Covid-19 lockdown work for us?“. In this, they share their inspiring experiences on how they deal with the current challenging times balancing work and family responsibilities, while working hard towards finding solutions for the future of this world.

The World Forum for Women in Science – Brazil 2020 (4th International Conference for Women in Science without Borders) took place 10-14 February 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was organised by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. WiS co-lead Shalini Arya (India) represented the GYA. See her brief report here.

2019

The Women in Science group have produced two videos, one on “Women in Science for a better world“, and one about their group and its activities.

The 3rd International Women in Science without Borders Conference took place 12-14 March 2019 in Egypt. After successful conferences in Egypt (2017) and South Africa (2018), the third conference focused on ‘Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development’. It was preceded by a training programme on ‘Science diplomacy and science advice’ on 10-11 March 2019. See here for a brief report.

2018
  • Former working group co-lead Ghada Bassioni has just published a blog article on ‘Breaking the wall of time management‘ on Falling Walls Fragments.
  • The GYA Women in Science Group co-organised a 22-24 March 2018 CIFAR Women in Science Leadership Workshop titled ‘Fostering diverse and inclusive leadership in academia’, which took place as a pre-event to the 2018 Global Gathering of the Next Einstein Forum in Kigali Rwanda. The workshop (see programme here), with participation of GYA Members Ghada Bassioni, Federico Rosei, and Fridah Erastus, started off by harvesting experiences in diverse leadership by an impressive group of experienced women scientists. See here for details.
  • The Second Women in Science Without Borders Conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 21-23 March 2018 under the title of WISWB-Indaba-“Resilience in Diversity”. See here for more details.
2017

2017

  • Women in Science working group members Olanike and Amal are featured in a publication by NASAC (The Network of African Science Academies) on “Women in Science: Inspiring Stories from Africa”, which was published in June 2017.
  • Report on International Conference “Women in Science Without Borders (WISWB) 2017” – Bridging, Networking and Sustainable Development
  • Two blog articles by “Women in Science” working group co-leader Ghada have just been published in “Falling Walls Fragments”:
    Ghada Bassioni (2017): “To be trapped in your own thoughts and beliefs – It’s time for a wall to fall!” Falling Walls Fragments.
    Ghada Bassioni (2017): “Seek a mentor’s advice! Allow experience to speak!” Falling Walls Fragments.

    Summary
    Activity Status: Ongoing
    GYA Activity type: Working Groups
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    Leads & Contact
    • Justine Germo NZWEUNDJI
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    • Upasana Ray
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    • Anna-Maria Gramatté
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    • Martin Dominik
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    • Mimi Haryani
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    • Isil Kurnaz
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    • Shymaa Enany
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    • Decibel (Dei) Faustino-Eslava
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    • Huda Abdullah
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    • Olanike Adeyemo
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