
Equal Opportunity News & Resources
2019 – 2022 Ι SFB1315 SLACK Ι #Gender & METIS Network
Platforms for women
Leading Edge
A platform for women and non-binary postdocs where they can
1) present their work,
2) meet and connect with one another,
3) get mentorship and career development training from world leaders in biomedical research.
Upcoming events
Lectures and workshops
28 June, 2022 | 4-5 pm
Free webinar: LinkedIn – Rock your Profile for Women*
For registration please send an email by 24 June.
7 June, 2022 | 3-4:30 pm
FEM POWER lecture series “Gender and Neuroscience”
Rethinking sex, brain, and gender beyond the binary – Prof. Daphna Joel
For registration please send an email.
Gender Inequality
General:
How the entire scientific community can confront gender bias in the workplace
2021
Discrimination still plagues science
The parent penalty – read about it on the Alba Network here
Women in work 2021 – The impact of Covid-19 on women in work
2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Women in Science: Challenges and Solutions (virtual conference)
Pandemic Lockdown Holding Back Female Academics, Data Show
COVID-19’s Gendered Impact on Academic Productivity
The Pandemic and the Female Academic
Modern Discrimination: Subtle but Significant [Michelle “Mikki” Hebl]
Gender Equity [Virginia Valian]
Sex and Gender Dimension in Frontier Research
How to avoid gender bias in hiring – tips from the Alba Network
The extent and drivers of gender imbalance in neuroscience reference lists
A Wall Street Journal Op-ed about Jill Biden Pairs Virulent Sexism with Academic Elitism
The Pinterest Paradox: Cupcakes and Toxicity
Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $22.5 Million
The Gender Gap in Academic publishing
Historical Comparison of Gender Inequality in Scientific Careers Across Countries and Disciplines
Picture a Scientist (documentary film)
Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree.
Germany Unveils First National Strategy for Gender Equality
2019
Meta-Research: Gender Inequalities Among Authors who Contributed Equally
Committees with Implicit Biases Promote Fewer Women When they do not Believe Gender Bias Exists
Are Hormones a „Female Problem“ for Animal Research?
Neurosexism: The Myth that Men and Women have Different Brains
Inclusion and diversity
2021
Women, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (in German)
Inclusion and diversity in academia, Kim Mason (NeuroCure’s Equal Opportunity Office)
Visit the Alba Diversity Podcast!
Listen to Alba’s Interviews on Diversity in Brain Sciences
2020
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: GenderInSITE
How to Get More Women and People of Colour into Graduate School – and Keep them There
Equity: a Mathematician Shares her Solution
Ten Simple Rules for Building an Antiracist Lab (not focused on women)
Leitfaden der HU für geschlechtergerechte Sprache
Scientist and Parent: Planning During Pregnancy