Friday Lectures:Gerlind Wallon unveils the obstacles to gender equality in the upper echelons of academia, Friday, December 6th, at 3:00 PM.

Summary:
Why are there still so few women in the top echelons of academia? This has been a topic of debate and research over the last decades. But despite a number of targeted actions things have not really changed significantly, progress is excruciatingly slow. What are the main factors that hold women back and what can be done to counteract them on the personal and institutional level? In my talk I will outline a few of the reasons and what needs to change to make academia and our societies equitable.
 
Short bio:
Gerlind WALLON is the deputy director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). A German native, she graduated with a PhD in Biochemistry from Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, followed by a 4 year postdoc at the EMBL in Heidelberg.
At EMBO she is responsible for the EMBO Young Investigator Network, the Global Activities and the Women in Science activities. Gerlind Wallon has developed the EMBO Laboratory Management Courses for leadership development and authored studies on the selection processes and the effects of gender on application success at EMBO and a report on the use of quota in academia.