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Gender Equality & Diversity Strategy

The IGFAE’s Gender and Diversity Strategy seeks to implement and monitor the measures aimed at encouraging and promoting gender equality and diversity in access, presence, promotion and representation within the institute. This document was prepared by the IGFAE Gender and Diversity Working Group and was approved by the Governing Board on July 6, 2021. The plan, in Spanish, can be found at the following link.

IGFAE’s Gender Equality and Diversity Strategy (PDF)

Other documents of interest:

3rd Strategic Plan for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men of the USC

Background

Activities

– Particle Physics Masterclass for girls (International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019)
– Minorities in Science: friendly conversations about equity and inclusion over wine and beer
– Particle Physics Masterclass for girls (International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2020)
– Debate: “Physics: a science without gender?”
– Round table: “From girls to researchers: the path of science” (International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021)
– “Transfronteirizas: conversas de arte e ciencia” with Rosa Montero, Marta Macho & Anna Figueiredo.

Collaborations

– In June 2020 IGFAE joined GENERA network (Gender Equality Network in Physics in the European Research Area), whose aim is to support, coordinate and improve gender equality policies in physics research organisations in Europe and world-wide. Due to this IGFAE participated in a COST proposal, BIRDIE.