Women at ETH Zurich: an insight into the history and a discussion on the present-day situation
Take part in the virtual public tour on 23 March 2021 and gain new insights. A discussion with guests, including ETH Zurich Rector Sarah Springman, will also give you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Female students, researchers, professors – they are no longer a rare sight, but the road to gender equality at ETH Zurich has been long and often bumpy. What now seems a matter of course was perceived as quite unusual 150 years ago at ETH Zurich – women who study, research and teach. While they were officially permitted to study at ETH right from the beginning, a lack of schooling for girls, social conventions and persistent traditional gender role models prevented women from gaining access to academia, which was dominated by men. And what is the situation today? Based on the Explora story “Taking our seat at the table!Women at ETH Zurich – from the early days to the present”, we address the history and current situation of women at ETH Zurich.
Attend our virtual public tour on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 at 6.15 p.m.
If you attend the virtual public tour, you will gain insights into women at ETH Zurich as well as into Explora, the storytelling platform of the ETH Library. We are particularly looking forward to the discussion with guests who will provide us with details about their own personal experiences, including Sarah Springman, Rector of ETH Zurich, Simone Schürle-Finke, ETH Zurich Professor of Responsive Biomedical Systems, and Katharina von Salis, former Professor of Geology at ETH Zurich and a women’s rights activist.
Key information: The tour will take place on Zoom at 6.15 p.m. on 23 March 2021. external page This link will take you directly to the event. You can also external page register to receive the link in your mailbox shortly before the event.
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