======= Equity4ES ======= Equity4ES is an initiative designed to improve the working environment and promote gender balance within the Earth Sciences Department, launched in spring 2021. Equity4ES focuses on: * Monitoring recruitment and retention practices to enhance gender equity. * Raising awareness of gender issues through seminars, open discussions, and a monthly gazette exploring topics such as unconscious bias, gender quotas, and visibility of women scientists. * Recognizing women’s scientific contributions and ensuring equitable visibility within BSC at large. You can find more information on the [[ https://www.bsc.es/node/60106 | Equity4ES BSC page]] and the [[https://www.bsc.es/discover-bsc/equity-diversity-inclusion | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program ]]. **Join Equity4ES ** Everyone is welcome to join. * **Monthly Meetings:** Held every **third Friday of the month** at **15:00**. You can find information in the Department calendar. * **Mailing List:** To subscribe, you can send an email to [[ mailto:equity4es@bsc.es | equity4es@bsc.es ]]. * **Slack Channel:** [[ https://bsc-es.slack.com/archives/C02MHS6TD40 | #equity4es ]]. ===== The initial spark ===== On 11 February 2021, coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and motivated by the United Nations statistic that less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women, Bianca Mezzina sent an email raising concerns about the gender situation within the department. This message acted as a catalyst, opening a broader conversation about gender balance, representation, and working conditions in the department. Following this initial call to action, a group of motivated members began organizing to better understand the situation and to identify concrete actions that could lead to meaningful change. The first steps focused on gathering data, creating spaces for discussion, and sharing results transparently with the department. ==== Key Milestones ==== **27 May 2021:** – Department Meeting-Presentation of the first-ever inventory, survey, and results mapping the department, providing a data-driven overview of the current situation. {{ :working_groups:equity4es:es4eq_presentationdepartmentday.pdf | Slides}}. **23 November 2021**– Department Gathering-Presentation on the organisation of the group and ongoing actions, including next steps and areas of focus. {{ :working_groups:equity4es:2021_departmentdayequity4es.pdf | Slides}}. **17 December 2021** – BSC Annual Meeting-Presentation of the initiative and its progress at the institutional level, increasing visibility and engagement beyond the department. {{ :working_groups:equity4es:es4eq_presentationdepartmentday.pdf | Slides}}. ==== How our Department looked like back in 2021 ==== {{:working_groups:es_equity4es.png|}} {{ :working_groups:bsc_equity_4es.png|}} {{ :working_groups:leaky_pipeline.png?600 |}} ===== Relevant documentation ===== This [[working_groups:equity4es:documents_equity4es|page]] gathers different publications and documents that we strongly recommend reading (open access). You can find the guideline to promote inclusiveness in events organised within the Earth Sciences Department framework [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KcJDaFQAk3rdmBxeeLpoLjO2Ulb27OkjN3uG4j76GqE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.v8xgggc3uidn|here]]. {{ :working_groups:promoting_inclusiveness_in_es_dep_events.png?500 |}} ===== Outputs, Dissemination and Engagement ===== ==== Gazette ==== As part of the actions that we wanted to set up within the framework of the WG "**Awareness raising**", some of us take care to write a newsletter shared to the whole department, and that we call Gazette (open access). The idea is to cover the latest debates on gender equality: We bring to the table arguments in favour and against some policies and initiatives that are being proposed around the world to address the gender equality gap in the workplace, and also in the public sphere. Gender Equity is a sensitive and relevant challenge that has an impact on all of us. Yet, most of us have never received appropriate training and our insights on the topic are based either on personal beliefs/experiences, causal conversations or other informal opportunities. One of the most important tasks that we are carrying on in the Equality group is to gather a body of trusted knowledge that help us understand the causes and impacts of inequalities. We think that this knowledge is key to feeding better-informed debates and tackling Gender Equity issues at both personal and institutional levels. With this regular communication, we seek to share with you some peer-reviewed data and work done on different aspects of Gender Equity. Our aims are: - Raise awareness on topics that may impact us now or in the future, - Give access to useful resources that may help inform different positions on selected topics, and - Share with you what we have been learning so far. ** Gazette Issues**\\ **2025** * March: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:equity4es_gazette10_march_2025.pdf | Estimation of Cumulative Gender Wage Gap}} **2024** * October: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:equity4es_gazette9_october_2024.pdf | War, Inequities, and Science}} * March: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_equity4es_gazette_8_-_march_2024.pdf | AI/ML & Big data: how biases are reinforcing inequality and power structure}} **2023** * December: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_looking_back_on_the_year_-_gazette_7_december_2023.pdf | Looking back on the year 2023}} * October: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_equity4es_gazette_6_-_october_2023.pdf |Gender bias and Discrimination through the Trans Lens}} * July: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_equity4es_gazette_5_-_july_2023.pdf |Eunice Newton Foote & The Matilda effect }} **2022** * December: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:gazette_dec2022.pdf |Parental leave in academia}} * May: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_equity4es_gazette_3_-_may_2022.pdf |Online exposure of female scientists}} * March: {{ :working_groups:equity4es:bsc-es_equity4es_monthly_gazette_-_march_2022.pdf |Unconscious gender bias }} * February: [[working_groups:equity4es:debate_of_the_month:gender_quotas|Gender quotas]] ==== Presentations ==== The different (mainly internal) presentations we did are listed below (access with VPN): **2025** * EDI Doctoral Symposium (8 May): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vEQiKbUxCBd-00TbmuIQmXi2YBHXVeDLVRQyXW84PRk/edit?usp=drive_link|Slides]] **2024** * Equity4ES-Department Meeting (4 April): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/179mNx1fBu_5MMVYdNvB9HnkTxCEFUT-9/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104537016776059006282&rtpof=true&sd=true|Slides]] * EC-Earth General Assembly (March): Equity4es and the [[https://ec-earth.org/|EC-Earth consortium]] presented a talk introducing the topic, accompanied by a questionnaire which those attending the General Assembly were able to answer live. The presentation is {{ :working_groups:equity4es:presentation_equity_diversity_and_inclusion_in_ec-earth.pdf | here }} and we also did a {{ :working_groups:equity4es:ec-earth-equity-march-2024.pptx.pdf |poster }}, so that people could get together to discuss the subject and get references. **2023** * Excluded spaces (June, Tarragona): We presented the Equity4es initiative for the first time outside of BSC. {{ :working_groups:equity4es:presentation_bsc-es_excluded_spaces_workshop_2023.pdf | Slides}}. * Presentation for newcommers (17 April): {{:working_groups:equity4es:presentation_department_meeting.pdf | Slides}}. **2021** * BSC Annual Meeting (17 December): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oIdILeWq-txO4azzJ6szd83c-1LH3rG20uTd4TvpCNQ/edit?usp=drive_link|Slides]] * Organisation of the group and our on-going actions-Department Gathering (23 November): {{ :working_groups:equity4es:2021_departmentdayequity4es.pdf | Slides}}. * Inventory, survey and results of the first-ever mapping of the department-Department Meeting (27 May): : {{ :working_groups:equity4es:es4eq_presentationdepartmentday.pdf | Slides}}. ==== Seminars ==== You can find the list of seminars that we organized below (access with VPN): **2022** * **Marta Macho** (24 November): Seminar about "Gender discrimination in Science". You can find the associated slides {{ :working_groups:equity4es:marta_macho_webinar_24_11_2021.pdf | here}} (both in Spanish). {{ :working_groups:equity4es:equity4cp_marta_macho_seminar_summary_english.pdf | Here}} is a couple of slides summarizing the main points of the presentation in English. The record of this seminar is available {{ :working_groups:equity4es:seminar_marta_macho_20211124.mp4 | here}} **2021** * **Anna Lupon** (5 April): Following the publication of her article [[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260163 |"Towards women-inclusive ecology: Representation, behavior, and perception of women at an international conference"]], we invited Anna Lupon to give a talk. The slides of her presentation can be found {{ :working_groups:equity4es:lupon_anna_seminar_20220405.pptx | here}}. * **Sophie Nicholas** (8 March): At the occasion of the International Women's Day, we invited [[https://sophienicholasconsulting.com/ | Sophie Nicholas ]], a Gender and Inclusion consultant, who has graciously agreed to intervene free of charge, to give a talk entitled "Women's meaningful participation at work". ==== Events ==== **2025** * Equity4ES Earth Sciences Open Day (5 November)-The event highlighted the research and career journeys of women and non-binary scientists to Bachelor’s and Master’s students. [[https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7393948933300846592/|LinkedIn post]] {{ :working_groups:equity4es:openday_2025.pdf | Poster}} [[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13eNdrlE_ViV2D7cW6TwrMiz3o6lEsiVC?usp=sharing|Pictures]] **2024** * Film Screening "Picture a Scientist" (16 February): A screening of Picture a Scientist for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, raising awareness about gender inequality and promoting equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the scientific community. **2023** * Equity4ES Earth Sciences Open Day (10 November)-The event highlighted the research and career journeys of women and non-binary scientists to Bachelor’s and Master’s students. {{ :working_groups:equity4es:openday_2023.pdf | poster}} ==== Internal Debates ==== **2023** * How Minds Change by David McRaney (April): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nD1U90wUjrhZyOpx9Dnzxp4YHIssBV5po819_iO5bFA/edit?usp=sharing | Slides]] * The Will to Change by Bell Hooks (February): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_67oM3GxL2IG1PCtPpKZzYliKohMvFhY/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104537016776059006282&rtpof=true&sd=true| Slides]] **2022** * Parental leave (21 October):[[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QTIh7HPJdN9SPqgybdWDItB97L85Cuwv/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104537016776059006282&rtpof=true&sd=true| Slides]] * Equity vs Equality (18 November): [[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iqP-7lOKXTibg_-_uYl66m1K3PlMuyGy/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104537016776059006282&rtpof=true&sd=true| Slides]] ===== Gallery ===== Find our photos [[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nxN9dHQskOwcTbLTgNkhqwh9LF4cKEMg?usp=drive_link|here]]