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Flamma has published an article about The Maikki Friberg Award.
-Fumi Suomi
Women researchers network in University of Helsinki
We are a community of women scientist of all stages and ages from the BI, Meilahti and Viikki campus who hope to raise awareness of women in science and promotenetworking opportunities.
On this blog we hope to share events and ideas with everyone who is interested and form a platform for mutual engagement. Everyone, man or woman, interested in the topic please join the community.
Johanna Englund, PhD
Katajisto Lab, Institute of Biotechnology
University of Helsinki
Fumi Suomi, PhD
McWillams Lab
RPU for Molecular Neurology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki
Blanca Fernández López, PhD
Department of Anatomy
Neuroscience Center
Helsinki, Finland
Svetlana Sharifulina, PhD
Kira Holmström, PhD
Senior Scientist/Orion Corporation
The Maikki Friberg Award is granted annually for notable work towards the promotion of equality at the University of Helsinki. This year, we were awarded for our activities during 2017 and the proposal for the events in 2018!
The prize of 3000 euros was awarded on May 25th at 12 on the Minerva Square (Siltavuorenpenger 5 A) at Work related Wellbeing afternoon -event.
Congratulations for Viikki Lifescience Network for Women Scientists!
The usage of the award will be presented in the networking event in Meilahti next week.
In this article in Nature published in 2006, he explains scientifically how the myth in “gender difference in availability” DOES NOT exist, but how gender bias blocks women in proceeding in their career in science. He tells some of his own experiences of bias as a transgendered person in scientific career, which unfortunately is evidently representing what can happen to all women in science. He states the importance of taking action, not to stay silent and educate younger generations. Now in 2018, does gender still matter?
-Fumi Suomi
This article is recommended by Blanca Fernández.
Dear Colleague,
We would like to invite you to our first networking event in Meilahti campus, organised by Viikki Women’s Lifescience Network.
This event aims to bring together female researchers from different stages of their careers within life science field in Meilahti campus. We will introduce you the activities we have been organising in Viikki last year and we would like to use this occasion to discuss and develop together the network. The meeting is open to everybody (men and women) and all ideas and suggestions are welcome!
Date: 13th of June, Wednesday
Time: 14:00-15:00
Place: Biomedicum I, Meeting room1, P-floor
Please, fill in the registration form by Monday June 11th for the convenience for coffee preparation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-lifescience-network-tickets-45899614984
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/wmn-network/
Blanca Fernández
Svetlana Sharifulina
Fumi Suomi
On behalf of the Viikki Women’s Lifescience Network
On behalf of the Viikki Women’s Network I am happy to welcome you to our next Women’s Networking event on Thursday 5th of April from 2-3 pm at BI Lounge !
This time we will be focusing on the importance of finding your passion and motivation to work, and how to balance your working life and personal life. To start the discussions, we will have talk by guest speaker Linnea Alho, who is a work-life strategist and an expert in working life development. She supports ambitious women who yearn to influence, impact and change the world through their work.
Her talk is titled “How to create your dream career without sacrificing your soul”
Keynotes of the talk
– Why working harder is not the answer
– Reclaiming your passion and vision
– Your Personal First Aid Kit: 3 simple tools for empowering yourself
Coffee and cookies will be served! Let us know whether you can make it latest by Wednesday 4th, and we can cater accordingly. Also, feel free to distribute the invitation within your research groups!
Best regards,
Johanna
Dear all,
We would like to wish you all a happy international women’s day! And thank you for your engagement in the network. New exciting networking opportunities to follow shortly, we will keep you posted.
Best wishes,
Kira and Johanna
We have a guest speaker, Professor Lea Sistonen from Åbo Academi University on January 8th Monday for the Viikki Monday seminar series.
On the same day, we are organising an networking coffee time where you can have a rather more casual occasion to talk with Professor Lea Sistonen.
Viikki Biocenter Monday seminar on January 8th at 15:15-16:00, Biocenter 2, Auditorium 1041
Speaker: Lea Sistonen