Program of the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast - Kyoto

 

What: IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast - Kyoto #GWB2021
When: 9 February 2021 12:00-13:30 

Where: @Zoom meeting
Website: iupac.org/GWB; https://iupac.org/gwb/2021/kyoto-gwb2021/ 

Twitter: @GwbKyoto

Theme: “Empowering Diversity in Science”

Announcement: Event Registration now Open! 

The IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast #GWB2021 will be held on 9 February 2021, two days prior to the United Nations Day of Women and Girls in Science. The theme for the 2021 event is “Empowering Diversity in Science”.

Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. As quoted in the recent Gender Gap in Science study, and stated by the UN, “Gender Equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.” 

IUPAC is in a unique position to serve as a leading organization and global platform where these issues can be addressed. Previous Global Women’s Breakfasts events were organized by IUPAC in 2011, 2019 and in 2020, and highlighted an ongoing need to build a network of both women and men working together to address the barriers and inequalities faced by women in science.

Program of the event: 

• Welcome to the IUPAC Global Women’s breakfast. Video message from the GWB Project chairs.
• Round of (informal) self-introductions.
• Breakout session: let’s split into small groups, get to know each other better and talk about the most relevant challenges for our career development (e.g. work/life balance)
• Get back together, and summarize the topics discussed in the breakout rooms.
• Farewell message. And for the people who wants to stay, let’s plan follow-up meetings and actions.

Food for thought about Women in Chemistry

 Links about women in chemistry in Japan (from C&EN):

Japan's chemical industry inches toward gender diversity

Japan's chemical industry struggles to find people with science backgrounds

From Compound Interest:

Twelve women in chemistry

Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 1

Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 2

Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 3

How many women have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

The women of the periodic table

Schedule of Global Women's Breakfast - Kyoto

The 2021 IUPAC global women's brekafast at ICR - Kyoto University will be held online, via ZOOM, from 8 AM to 9 AM and from 12 AM to 1:30 PM on February the 9th.  

Registration to the event is possible through the Google form below:

registration form

It will be an occasion to get to know each other, to form new bonds and share our experiences as chemists. Please join us!

Please add the event to your calendar.

• time: February 9th from 12:00 to 13:30
• venue: Zoom (link sent before the event)
• target audience: chemistry students (undergraduate and graduate), early career and established chemists. Everyone is welcome!

To everyone who has alreasy registered: 

Please allow me a few days before I get back to you with the Zoom link for the event and further details.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please send me an email to (replace [at] with @):

globalwomenbreakfast.kyoto [at] gmail.com

Thank you for your registration and I am looking forward to talking to you at the event.

The IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast at the Institute Of Chemical Research - Kyoto University will be held online, via Zoom. 

The event is meant for students of chemistry, young and more established chemists from academia or industry. Everyone is welcome!

The primary goal of this event is to build a new network of women scientists, to help each other in our research and daily lives. 

If you want to help us organize this event or if you have any feedback, use the contact form. Every comment is welcome!