News and Events:
EVENTS:
The Equality Commission organizes different outreach activities to improve the visibility of women in science, as well as to discuss about gender biases and barriers that penalize the advancement of women in research careers.
The "11F" intiative
The IQF participates annually in the celebration of the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" and "11F" national initiative since 2018. Below you will find the different activities organized in recent years. You can also go back to 2018, 2019 and 2020 activities.
2024: We celebrated the premier of the documentary “¿Puedes darme tres nombres?, which was created by the artist Isabel S. Barrena to learn about present and past female scientists working at IQF, their worries, expectations and scientific objectives. Also, we celebrated a roundtable to talk about the problems that female scientists are facing in our institution and provide solutions to reach equality. These activities were sponsored by CSIC, SEBBM and GE3C-RSEF-RSEQ.
Together with 11F celebration, portraits of pioneering IQF's female scientists were installed in the center's historical hall. By doing this, we pay tribute to all the women who, since the 1930s, have contributed to the development of science at the Rockefeller building.
2023: We transformed the whole IQF building into a "theater" with the play “¿Puedes darme tres nombres?, an experimental and inmersive production that aimed to recover the lives of female researchers who worked in the 'Rockefeller' building throughout its 90-year history. With this initiative, science, art and architecture were blended in this piece created by the writer, director and artist Isabel S. Barrena. The participation of IQF members was massive and in the premier, celebrated in November 2022, we had special visitors such as CSIC's President, Eloisa del Pino, and some members of the Central Organization. This activity was sponsored by FECYT, RSEQ and GE3C-RSEF-RSEQ.
2022: We celebrated 11F by remembering and highlighting pioneering female researchers as well as those who work at the center today. Would you like to meet them and learn about the research they are conducting? Have a look to the two videos we produced!
2021: The video “Mujeres del Rocasolano en tiempos de pandemia” was released.
The "draw a scientist" contest initiative
María José Sánchez Barrena, coordinator of the Equality Commission and researcher at the IQF, is also a member of the 'Women and Science group of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology' (SEBBM). She was the founder and participates in the organization and coordination of a national drawing contest for Primary School kids. The contest is celebrated annually since 2021 with the aim of promoting science among young children, and constitutes also a valuable analysis tool to study gender stereotypes in science. Have a look to the winners of the first, second and third editions and the corresponding gender analysis.
THE IQF IN THE MEDIA:
2024:
Article published at FEBS Network on the contest "Draw a scientist", where a global analysis on gender stereotypes in science was made based on drawings by Spanish Primary School children.
Publication at mujeresconciencia.com webpage, which promotes Women in Science. They dedicated an article to advertise the play and documentary entitled "Puedes darme tres nombres", recent IQF creations.
2023:
Article published at NUIS Diario to advertise the premier of the play "¿Puedes darme tres nombres?".
2022:
Interview published at SEBBM Magazine to promote women in science.
2021:
Article from ASEBIO on the creation of the SEBBM "Women and Science Group".
2018:
Since 2018, a group of female scientists from different institutes of the CSIC launched the initiative "Dare to be a Scientist" by organizing visits to various Secondary Education Institutes (IES) in the Community of Madrid, with the aim of encouraging students, especially girls, to choose STEM careers. To achieve this, we aim to identify the reasons why today's young women do not feel attracted to these fields. See here a video published at El Pais newspaper entitled "Romper estereotipos de género en los colegios".
2017:
Article entitled "El reto de ser madre y científica". Interview with María José Sánchez Barrena at HOY newspaper.
