International Women's Day 2021 @UniVie
Gender equality in science: Are we there yet?
Proceeding with passion, persistence and perspectives
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#MsScientistFilm #IWD2021
On the occasion of International Women’s Day we celebrate female scientists with a film screening and two panel discussions. We invite you to get to know both Austrian and Canadian scientists and explore with us challenges women face on their way to success. Special guest Hon. Kirsty Duncan, former Canadian Minister of Science.
With this event we want to raise awareness of the on-going transformation of scientific work environments across gender and examine the opportunities young female scientists have today.
Panelists:
Prof. Jackie Dawson, Co-Scientific Director, Network of Centres of Excellence, ArcticNet, Canada Research Chair in Environment, Society and Policy
Hon. Kirsty Duncan, M.P., Member of the Canadian Parliament for Etobicoke North, former Canadian Minister of Science
Prof. Anne Salomon, Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Royal Society of Canada College Member, Simon Fraser University
Brandy Yanchyk, Independent documentary filmmaker and journalist, Director, producer, writer and narrator of Ms. Scientist
Moderators: Ass. Prof. Verena Pichler, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna
and Dr. Andrea Tanzer, Elise-Richter Fellow, WoChem - Women in Chemistry Founder and Coordinator, Computational Genomics, Center for Anatomy and Cellbiology, Medical University of Vienna
Find out more about the documentary 'Ms. Scientist':
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