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Connecting the Dots: Fostering Gender-Balanced Academia and Industry 

Moderators: 

Elmira Yadollahi, Sweden 

Irene Zanardi, Switzerland

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Connecting the dots

To Create a Chart of Good Practices​

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Before starting…

Scenario building

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Role-play

Chart design

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Before starting…

Scenario building

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Role-play

Chart design

COFFEE BREAK

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Before starting…

Create a scenario

Act out the scenario

Connect the dots

Scenario building

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Role-play

Chart design

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Before starting…

Create 15 teams of ALL people.

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Scenario building

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Scenario building

Create a scenario that illustrates an unbalanced relationship due to gender biases or stereotypes.

(hey, be creative and thoughtful) 

You can invent one, or you can write down one of your personal experiences.

Use the scenario example and the instructions to know more about it.

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Scenario building

You have till the

break at 15.30

(Then, the break ends at 16.00, please try to be back some minutes before)

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Role-play

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Role-playing

One member of the team will play Person A, while another member will play Person B. The others will act as observers and will take notes.

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We encourage the players to respect the characteristics of their character and try to play out the scenario.

USE THE NOTESHEET!

You have till 16:10

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Chart designing

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Chart designing

Fill in the posters with the insights from the role-play activity, as well as the insights you gathered from the other sessions.

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Once again, you can use the Notesheet as a reference.

You have till 16.30

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Chart designing

Fill in the posters with the insights from the role-play activity, as well as the insights you gathered from the other sessions.

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Once again, you can use the Notesheet as a reference.

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Then, you will be asked to go around the room and read the others’ posters.

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Chart designing

16:10-16:30

Design the chart

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16:30-16:45

Read the others’ charts

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16.45-17:00

Wrap up

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Connecting the dots

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 8

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Group 9

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Group 10

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Group 12

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Thank you!

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Bridging Academia and Industry - Annual Meeting

Organizing Team

Anna Szlavi, Karolina Bolesta, Sonay Caner-Yıldırım, Serena Versino, 

Elmira Yadollahi, Nehir Yasan-Ak, Irene Zanardi