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SUMMARY:Gender Equity in Academia: Why and How - Prof. Paul Walton\, Unive
 rsity of York
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CONTACT:Gabriela Horwitz
DESCRIPTION:Over nearly all scientific organisations\, across every countr
 y and across time one finds that the progression of women in research/acad
 emia is significantly hindered when compared to men. Such a universal trut
 h represents an enormous loss of talent\, including in our very own bioino
 rganic community. Recent years have seen some progress in understanding th
 e principal factors behind this phenomenon and there has been some progres
 s in new schemes which are designed to address the lack of women in senior
  scientific positions. These schemes have also met with some resistance wh
 ich\, in itself\, has been revealing of the reasons why there is such a di
 fference in the progression rates of men and women in science. This presen
 tation discusses some of the evidence behind gender equality\, and— most
  importantly—how that can be translated into day to day practice within 
 an academic department.
LOCATION:BMS Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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