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Women’s initiative to hack the gender gap & create a win for science. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics @McGillU initiative. Managed by @mmckeague

 Montréal, Québec
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Joined October 2018
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Win4Science continues to fundraise for its student caregiver travel awards this year and hear from our past recipients on why awards like this matter! Consider donating using this link: crowdfunding.mcgill.ca/ui/ma…
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"I see women offered extra coaching to encourage them to take career risks, overcome ‘impostor syndrome’ & boost their skills in leadership & grant writing. But the evidence is clear: it is not women who need fixing, but entrenched systems of inequality." nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
To advance equality for women, use the evidence

To advance equality for women, use the evidence

Nature - These are three mistakes universities make when they attempt to improve gender equity.

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#McGill24 #200ReasonstoGive Because "women in the biological sciences earn about half of the total doctorate degrees awarded but only comprise 21% of full professors." @Win4Science #Win4Science ow.ly/NO8b50If50V
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Happy Pride! 🌈🤩 One final message here @pgssequity from outgoing PGSS EDI Commissioner @mikezfan! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for incoming PGSS EDI Commissioner Mathias Iroro Orhero & @bipocnetwork Coordinator Vivian! 💖💯🙌🏽 instagram.com/tv/CPkE68OJ5ZA…
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And there's one more mentor roundtable for you North/South American brain/cog/neuro ECRs! Register your interest in attending Link with Mentors' Americas Hub—happening at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) on Fri June 11: forms.gle/uNNj1jwk8NnJe88RA @OHBM #OHBM2021
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OHBM Trainees (@OHBM_Trainees) profile pictureOHBM Trainees@OHBM_Trainees20 May 2021
Our Link with Mentors roundtable is coming on Fri 11 June—get in early to win your Golden Ticket! ohbmtrainees.com/link-with-m… We'll have 3 regional hubs with multiple mentor tables at each (Noon AEST/ CEDT / EDT) Register here: forms.gle/uNNj1jwk8NnJe88RA @OHBM #OHBM2021
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✨Interested in knowing what it's like to work for the Canadian Federal Government?🤔 📆On May 31st, join @sciencepolicy for the #CSPCCareerCampus series with talks on #SciPol & #Innovation careers! ✅Register here: sciencepolicy.ca/event/caree…
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Wow! What an inspiring story about Liam Mcmulkin, a university student, who created over 100 new signs for scientific words in BSL that are now used widely. bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tay…
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We're pumped for the #careerpanel led once again by @MPWatsonLab at #EWOC2021! Come to be inspired. @ACSorganic @KayBrummond @EmmaRadouxChem
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Aimee Ryan@akryan627 Apr 2021
Launch of Dr. Charles R. Drew Graduate Fellowships at McGill mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/… via @mcgillu
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Linda Wang@linda_wang_21 Apr 2021
Nominate LGBTQ+ chemists from history (or recent past) who you want to help celebrate in an upcoming story in @cenmag. Fill out this form and tell us who your heroes are: ow.ly/UIhs50EpCBy Help me retweet! ❤️#QueerInSTEM #PhDChat #chemtwitter #AcademicChatter
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Very happy to be discussing w @WIBMontreal @WomenInBio Community about career transition, networking, skills & job market ! Amazing organizers and co-panelists 🌈 @DSP_SPE @cca_reports @CCUNESCO @untold_global @Win4Science @500ws_montreal 🌟join us this Thursday 🌟
Women In Bio Montréal (@WIBMontreal) profile pictureWomen In Bio Montréal@WIBMontreal7 Apr 2021
WIB-Greater #Montreal is hosting a #virtual discussion on April 22, with 4 highly accomplished #women representing multiple #STEM sectors in early #career stages. Register here: lnkd.in/d2CJkTe #WomenInSTEM
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"One email at a time, one informational interview after another, I became comfortable, confident, and strategic in building my network of mentors. Here’s what I have learned." fcld.ly/txcdl3z #ScienceWorkingLife #WeekendReads
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“Studies have found that women in academia have published fewer papers, led fewer clinical trials and received less recognition for their expertise during the pandemic.” Could the pandemic prompt a huge loss of women in the sciences? nytimes.com/2021/04/13/world… #womeninSTEMM
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We encourage you to submit your nominations for an #SfN21 award. Honoring #WomenInStem, outstanding research, science education & outreach, & more, there is an award for scientists at every career stage. Nominate by May 14: bit.ly/3tP91hO #blackinneuro #LatinxInNeuro
Black background with green, red, blue, gray, and yellow decorative lines on the side. SfN 50th anniversary logo 2021 Awards and Prizes. Honoring Neuroscience Discover and Excellence. Nominate a Colleague Today. Nomination Deadline: May 14.

ALT Black background with green, red, blue, gray, and yellow decorative lines on the side. SfN 50th anniversary logo 2021 Awards and Prizes. Honoring Neuroscience Discover and Excellence. Nominate a Colleague Today. Nomination Deadline: May 14.

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I'd like to announce that I've added a new section to my CV called 'Contributions to Diversity: Mentoring, Outreach, and Events Organized'. It's time we normalized getting credit for #DEI efforts.
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Black in (N)Euro Networking 📆 31st March 2021 @ 5 PM GMT/6 PM CET ALBA & @BlackInNeuro invite European black neuroscientists to share experience, stories & knowledge about what it is to be black in EU while working in brain research. Registration here: bit.ly/ALBIN
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NSERC has lost its bearings … again nghoussoub.com/2021/03/12/ns…
NSERC has lost its bearings … again

NSERC has lost its bearings … again

The last time I used this title was in 2012. Canada’s Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) had grown embarrassed by the dwindling success rate in its postdoctoral fellowship pro…

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WinRS@WinRS_SSR8 Mar 2021
Happy #InternationalWomensDay from all of us #winrs!! We are excited to use our platform to promote our fabulous colleagues. Please tag us @WinRS_SSR & use the hashtag #WomeninRepro and help us showcase our AMAZING colleagues! @SSRepro @SSR_Trainees @ReproductionSRB @SRF_Repro
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I'm doing a 5-min flash talk!
HBHL Trainees (@HBHL_Trainees) profile pictureHBHL Trainees@HBHL_Trainees15 Feb 2021
Mark your calendar for our next Get-Together this February 24th, 2021! Register now bit.ly/3pn3Qms for interesting presentations by Dr. Loydie Jerome-Majewska (@lamsciworld) and student trainees, and the chance to partake in a 25$ raffle! #neuroscience #mcgill #science
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Morgan KF@kf_morgan15 Feb 2021
“Science outreach in my mother tongue” nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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