The goals of the FemCOSY webinars are raising awareness of gender biases, creating a supportive community, and fostering networking to improve the situation for women in science, with particular focus on scientific areas of the COSY network and share experiences of women in science.
The 4th FemCOSY Webinar will take place on the Zoom platform, on April 20th, 2026 from 09:00 to 13:00 (GMT+2).
FemCOSY Webinar 2026 Program
| Time | Activity | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Opening | Organizing Team |
| 09:30 | Life Story | Christina Puzzarini |
| 10:00 | Life Story | Ljiljana Surucić |
| 10:30 | Life Story | Noelia Barrabés Rabanal |
| 11:00 | Break | – |
| 11:15 | Round Table | Christina Puzzarini, Ljiljana Surucić, Noelia Barrabés Rabanal, Sergiy Perepelytsya, Jorge Manuel Campos Marques |
| 12:55 | Closing remarks | Organizing Team |
Round Table Topics
- Are you aware of any programs to help women in your country/institution?
- Is there some sort of a life-long learning program/career development plan at your institution?
- Teaching employees soft skills such leadership skills, online skills, diversity education …?
- Does your institute allow remote or flexible work? Can you take home office easily?
- Can you get support setting up remote work or online teaching?
- Could parental leave policies, while designed to promote work-life balance in some cases unintentionally reinforce gender inequalities in academic carriers?
- How does the maternity/parental leave work in the countries you have worked in?
- What do you think would be a useful measure/practice/grant to improve the situation of women in science, especially in STEM fields?
- Did you personally try to do something that worked and what you think could work elsewhere as well?
