WomenInScience@TF

(Future) Mothers in Science - Balancing the Care Concentration Gap

Dear female students, dear female scientists,

Take advantage of the pleasant and trusting atmosphere of the event and connect with female students and scientists at FAU tech.

Talk about: it is really possible to be a mother and a scientist?
Regarding this question:

• Learn strategies for building a sustainable network.
• Understand how caregiving responsibilities impact productivity and participation.
• Hear personal stories that shed light on the hidden work of balancing family and scholarship.
• Participate in a discussion about creating equitable academic environments for all caregivers.

Schedule:

10:00 am Welcome

10:10 am Keynote The Care Concentration Gap – Why Mothers Struggle to Focus And What That Means for Their Academic Career, Dr. Wiebke Vogelaar

11:15 am Coffee break

11:45 am Panel discussion Taking Care of Everything? Rethinking Gendered Expectations And Mothers' Role in Academia

Moderation:

• Dr. Wiebke Vogelaar

Panelists:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Silvia Budday, https://www.lkm.tf.fau.eu/person/budday-silvia-dr-ing/
• Dr. Katrin Drasch, Akademische Oberrätin (LfbA), https://www.soziologie.phil.fau.de/institut/team/drasch/
• Dr. rer. nat. Sabine Thürauf, https://www.airob.tf.fau.de/person/sabine-thuerauf/
• Sheethal Bhat, Ph.D. Researcher at Pattern Recognition Lab and Siemens Healthineers, https://lme.tf.fau.de/person/bhat/

Contact:
Hanna Stöcker (Email: Hanna.Stoecker@fau.de)

Snacks and drinks provided.

All female students and female scientists of the Faculty of Engineering are cordially invited.