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Equity4ES,

the gender equity initiative in the Department

04/04/2024

Department meeting

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Equity4ES

What is Equity4ES?

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What do we do?

Space for open discussions

Resource sharing point

A place for questioning ourselves

BSC equality plan

OpenDay

Seminars

Gazettes

Job offers technical note

Debates

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Some examples

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The evolution of the gender distribution

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The evolution of the gender distribution

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ND: No data

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The evolution of the gender distribution

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Measures

Hiring

Guidelines (especially from slide 45) and resources (Gender Decoder, Textio, Better Allies Slackbot)
Outreach initiatives (like the Earth Sciences Open Day)

Talent retention

Recognition (e.g. visibilization)
Actively sharing opportunities with underrepresented employees (e.g. participation in congresses, proposals, activities…)
Supporting work-life balance (e.g. caring duties should not hinder women’s careers)

Creating inclusive spaces

BSC recurrently offers trainings on topics such as unconscious biases and inclusivity that can be attended by anyone, but are especially relevant for leadership roles: https://intranet.bsc.es/personnel-corner/career-and-development/training/internal-training-plan

Gender balanced internal promotion

A transparent and established career path that takes into account existing biases

High profile balance

Extra efforts to ensure gender balance in higher positions

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Contact us

Mailing list: equity4es@bsc.es
Slack channel: #equity4es
Wiki page: https://earth.bsc.es/wiki/doku.php?id=working_groups:equity4es

Next meeting:

26th of April, 3pm, room 0-1-13 and online (link available in ES calendar)

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Thanks!