Promoting the incorporation, participation and leadership of women in science is the main objective of the CEDENNA Gender Committee, established this week.
The committee will carry out a diagnosis based on indicators, propose strategies to encourage the incorporation of women, define short- and long-term goals and set rules to facilitate meeting those goals.
This new committee, which joins the Transfer, Community Engagement and Alumni committees (soon to be established), is made up of Dr. Alejandra Torres, Dr. Valentina Carrasco, Dr. Patricia Díaz, Dr. Marlen Gutiérrez and Dr. Juan Escrig.
It is coordinated by Verónica Pérez, the center’s manager, who said the committee’s first task will be a survey of CEDENNA’s female undergraduate thesis students to learn which program they belonged to, why they did or did not pursue graduate studies and where they are today, among other topics. USACH organizations dedicated to gender issues will also be contacted.
