Dr. Urszula Białek-Wyrzykowska, the IIMCB Deputy Director for Development, took part in a conference entitled: "Scientific excellence has no gender" organized at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan by the Academy of Young Scientists of the Polish Academy of Sciences.. Her speech entitled: "Scientific excellence has no gender - a structured long-term program to equalize gender opportunities through changes in work culture and conditions" focused on the activities within that area undertaken by the IIMCB. Dr. Białek-Wyrzykowska presented also recommendations and examples of good practices implemented by the EU-LIFE – a consortium of European research institutes.

The problem of gender inequality in various aspects and areas of science, including the problem of hidden biases leading to disparities between men and women in science - it is an issue that has been a challenge for many years, not only in scientific community. Research and analysis reports on this issue published, among other institutions, by the National Science Center, the Foundation for Polish Science and the L'Oreal Foundation – clearly show the need to equalize disparities between representatives of both sexes at different levels and stages of scientific careers.

The conference organized by the Academy of Young Scientists of the Polish Academy of Sciences provided an excellent opportunity to start a dialogue among scientific research units. The aim of the event was also to develop real actions to stop the outflow of people of science from many research areas. The event was addressed to the authorities of scientific research units, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science, science funding institutions in Poland and organizations involved in promoting science and scientific research in Poland.

The conference entitled: "Scientific excellence has no gender" was held on February 10, this year. It was co-organized by the National Science Center, the Center for Research on Women's Participation in Public Space at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and the Office for the Promotion of Science "PolSCA" of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels.

The participation of IIMCB representatives in the conference was funded by the MOSaIC project.     

For more information, please visit the website: https://amu.pan.pl/dnnmp/

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