Working Groups
WoBio Welcome
The Welcome Group is dedicated to helping new members feel at home in the WoBio initiative. Through our regular Intro Meetings, we introduce WoBio and offer a chance for newcomers to connect with current members, fostering a welcoming community. Additionally, the group also organizes the annual WoBio Welcome Day at the Faculty of Life Sciences.
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Inclusitivity Subgroup
The Inclusivity Subgroup is dedicated to creating a space where sexgender diverse people feel truly welcomed and supported within our Women in Biology community.
We recognise that diversity strengthens and enriches WoBio, as we work towards the common goal of overcoming challenges due to sexgender discrimination in science. At the same time, we acknowledge the importance of intersectionality and strive to understand how overlapping identities shape the experiences of sexgender diverse communities in scientific fields. We are committed to making meaningful changes to ensure all members of these communities feel genuinely safe and valued, beyond symbolic gestures.
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Yseult Héjja-Brichard
Department für Verhaltens- und Kognitionsbiologie
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Sexual harassment has many facets, from small jokes to inappropriate touching to the worst-case scenario. This happens everywhere and unfortunately, also at our university. Many people are not aware of their inappropriate behaviour or do not have the sensitivity to understand when boundaries are being crossed.
Victims most often suffer in silence and feel left alone with this problem.
Our working group has set itself the goal of preventing and counteracting sexual harassment by sensitizing managers and employees to the issue and offering victims guidance on the next steps
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DEI Reading Circle Work Group
We organize the Gender Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Reading Circle.
Our goal is to engage a larger audience and raise awareness for gender (in)equality and intersecting topics in our work and study environments.
The DEI-Reading Circle meets regularly to read and discuss papers and articles about gender inequity and related and intersecting topics, with a focus on academic settings and STEM fields. Through the readings and discussions, we want to improve gender equity and counteract sexism in our immediate work and study environments. Information about meeting dates, topics, and readings can be found below.
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Katerina Douka
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
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Have you ever wondered how to navigate career milestones to become a successful scientist? We bring women scientists to share their career path experiences through informal discussions.
Seminars are open to pre- and post-docs, all genders (non-WoBio members welcome)
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Mirela Król
Department of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology
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Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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Core Facility KLF for Behavior and Cognition
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Linda Kloß
Department für Neurowissenschaften und Entwicklungsbiologie
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Carla Gomez Montes
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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Department für Neurowissenschaften und Entwicklungsbiologie
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Mirela Król
Department für Neurowissenschaften und Entwicklungsbiologie
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- Increase the external visibility of the WoBio initiative, including showcasing activities and events as well as highlight the accomplisments of its
individual members (where relevant); and - Contribute to outreach, mostly through online communication channels, and particularly beyond the existing WoBio membership. MedComm is responsible for managing the WoBio website and social media accounts
(presently Instagram: wobio_ubb).
Helena Cvetkovic
Department of Functional and Evolutinary Ecology
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