4th Female Scientist Summit at Osaka University (In Japanese)

If you are interested in the event organized by the Graduate School of Basic Engineering, Osaka University on March 9, please register by March 7.

For details, see here.

For registration, see here. 

New reading material: The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens - Focus on Japan

 To all people that showed interested in the current situation of gender equality in Japan, please check "The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens An examination of research participation, career progression and perceptions across the globe - Focus on Japan" 

The document contains data and charts but also an interesting interview to Dr. Watanabe O. Miyoko.

Thanks to Prof. Fukazawa for sharing and commenting on the report on Twitter. 

GWB 2022 - Joint Kyoto U. and OIST event

I am glad to communicate that this year our event will be a joint event with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, the event will likely be during the lunch break of Febraury 16th (I am still collecting pre-registrations, and depending on the interest we may add a networking session in the evening).

The event will have two invited speakers, Prof. Luscombe, from OIST and Moeko Suzuki, from Startup Lady Japan, followed by a networking session. The details are currently being finalized. I hope I can get back to you soon with a detailed program. 

Please tell your friends, colleagues and students about the event!

The pre-registration form is still availble here.

GWB 2022 - pre-registration

 Dear all, the program for the event has not been decided yet, but we welcome your comments and suggestions.

For this purpose I have opened a pre-registration form. Please fill the google form.

GWB 2022 on February 16 2022

The 2022 IUPAC GWB breakfast will be on February 16. The program for the local Kyoto University event is slowly shaping up. If you have any suggestions for speakers or activities to support or celebrate women in science, please reach out.

The promotional video for the event can be viewed on YouTube.

The current map of planned GWB events is avialble from the IUPAC GWB 2022 page. 

10 Things Everyone Can Do to Support Women Scientists from ACS axial

 An interesting read from ACS axial about what everyone can do to support women in sciende. 

GWB 2022

 From the IUPAC GWB organizers:

This year, 324 events from 70 countries were included on the global map.

Start planning now! February 16, 2022 is the date for GWB2022. Registration will open in October. We look forward to seeing you there!