Gender Symposium 2020: The researcher journey through a gender lens
Washington, DC, USA
March 18, 2020
New Gender Report in 2020
The Gender Symposium 2020 brings together leaders and representatives from higher education, funders, professional organizations, and policymakers with a deep interest in advancing gender equity and promoting more inclusive research. This information-rich event is also an opportunity to hear the findings from Elsevier’s most recent global gender report, "The researcher journey through a gender lens: A global examination of research participation, career progression and perceptions".
Keynote presentation
Gender diversity in the scientific workforce: NIH approach to inclusive excellence
Keynote speaker
Hannah Valantine, MD, MRCP, FACC
NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity
National Institutes of Health
Dr. Hannah Valantine will describe NIH’s current approach and activities related to enhancing scientific workforce diversity. She will highlight four main diversity challenges facing biomedicine. View the full program.
Other event features
New findings
Elsevier’s Vice President for Research Intelligence Holly Falk-Krzesinski, PhD and Senior Analytical Product Manager Bamini Jayabalasingham, PhD will present the latest findings from our recent report, "The researcher journey through a gender lens: A global examination of research participation, career progression and perceptions".
Panels
The event‘s panel series will feature leaders discussing important gender in research topics:
- Organizational perspectives on gender diversity & equality
- Sex & gender dimension of research in medicine
- Computer science, AI & gender
There is no cost to attend the Gender Symposium 2020, but advanced registration is required. We look forward to seeing you in DC!