Events
Women in Science - Documentary film and panel discussion
Who actually does science? And why do we primarily think of a man when we imagine a scientist? In the documentary PICTURE A SCIENTIST, a biologist, a chemist and a geologist take on these questions and lead the audience on a journey through the experiences of their academic careers - as women in science. In their careers, they are subjected to discrimination from the very beginning. Women scientists have to fight a constant battle for recognition, respect and equality.
The documentary tells the story of strength and solidarity, of courageous women scientists who stand up to injustice and start a global discourse of change and equality. In futuristic laboratories and spectacular fieldwork settings, the film makes clear the invaluable work of women researchers and how science can be changed for the better through systemic and structural transformation - for a world full of women biologists, astronauts, chemists and mathematicians ... . (Film poster)
TU Dresden is giving anyone who is interested the opportunity to watch the film Picture a Scientist (English with German subtitles) at home from Friday, April 16, 2021, from 8pm to Sunday, April 18, 2021, at 8pm and is providing licensed tickets free of charge. These can be obtained after registration at: all available tickets are taken!
Following this, on April 20, 2021, from 7pm to 8:30pm, the English-language panel discussion "Question a Scientist*" will feature three female scientists from different career stages.
- Prof. Yana Vaynzof (Chair for Emerging Electronic Technologies, cfaed and IAPP, TU Dresden)
- Douha Al-Fayyad (Research Associate Chair of Process Engineering in Hydro Systems TU Dresden)
- Meryem Simsek (associated external investigator at the Cluster of Excellence CeTI, International Computer Science Institute Berkeley)
They discuss their perspectives on the film and report on their own professional experiences. All are cordially invited to attend. You can register for the panel discussion by emailing . The link will be sent to you after registration.
The panel discussion will be supported by a team of speech-to-text reporters.
Additionally, we want to give those interested the opportunity to share some of their personal experiences of discrimination either in the course of their studies or during their work in the sciences even ahead of the event. These individual testimonies can then be presented during the panel discussion – anonymously and contingent upon personal consent – so as to broaden the range of experiences represented on the panel with further individual accounts. You can anonymously submit your testimonial using this questionnaire. Additionally, you can send an account of your experiences to the following email address: diskriminierung-genow@web.de.
The organizing team is looking forward to lively participation and an inspiring discussion.
Inviting institutions: Hochschulgruppe GENOW, STURA, Büro der zentralen Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten, Staff Unit Diversity Managment