Equal opportunity at work

We have to change the institutions, not to fix the women

by Benjamin Willenberg

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NCCR MUST organised an international meeting for all scientists and those interested in Gender and Science organized by NCCR MUST and Ruhr-Bochum's Excellence Cluster RESOLV.
https://www.phys.ethz.ch/news-and-events/d-phys-news/2017/10/equal-opportunity-at-work.html

Details on the speakers and flyer
external pagehttp://www.nccr-must.ch/nccr_must/news_4.html?3976

News item on the D-PHYS website
https://www.phys.ethz.ch/news-and-events/d-phys-news/2017/10/equal-opportunity-at-work.html

Prof. Keller gives answers to the following questions:
external pagehttp://www.nccr-must.ch/advancement_of_women/eth_women_professors_forum.html

 

  • Building a functioning network like the ETH WPF is resource-intensive – how did you manage to successfully develop it?
  • Why is it that so few women aspire to a professorship in your own discipline, physics, or in another scientific discipline?  
  • You’ve mentioned structural barriers several times. Why, in your view, is the structural framework currently unfavorable?  
  • Apart from your personal motivation, and choosing the right moment, to what extent is the success of the ETH WPF influenced by other factors, such as senior management? 
  • You pointed out that individual disciplines are confronted with challenges of different kinds, calling for specifically tailored approaches. Could you give an example to illustrate that?  
  • Could you explain in more detail what the ETH WPF does and how it sees its role? What benefits does the network provide? 
  • Why did you seize the initiative to improve the situation of women in the natural sciences? Which of your personal qualifications, characteristics and skills were decisive for this step? 
  • By developing the ETH WPF, you’ve already managed to achieve important goals. What additional measures and steps are required to go beyond these goals?  

 

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