Tag: diversity
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DEI talk: Neurodiversity & WHO: Embracing Our Beautiful Minds!
DEI talk: Neurodiversity & WHO: Embracing Our Beautiful Minds! The WHO HQ Catalyst Group for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites you to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Talk on Neurodiversity and WHO: Embracing Our Beautiful Minds. This panel discussion will explore what neurodiversity is, how it has been misunderstood and misinterpreted, and how members…
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Disability@work: What do Disability-Inclusive Organizations Look Like?
Organized by Employee Resource /Affinity Groups of IOM, ILO, UNHCR, UNOG, WIPO, WFP & WHO, this panel aims to raise awareness about disability inclusion in the workplace on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The discussion will take place on the 4th December at the UN Palais and on-line, inviting speakers…
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Our Beautiful Minds: Understanding Neurodiversity at Work
The webinar Between 15 and 20% of the global population is neurodivergent. However, in many organisations, neurodivergent employees feel misunderstood and unsupported. Workplaces and ways of working that have been designed for the neuro-typical brain can often leave those with neuro-differences feeling excluded and stressed. This webinar will introduce you to the concept of neurodiversity.…
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Le drapeau « Progress Pride » flotte sur l’esplanade des Particules en l’honneur de la Journée LGBTQ+ STIM
Le drapeau « Progress Pride » au CERN, visible par toutes les personnes se rendant au CERN, passant à côté ou, encore, visitant le Portail de la science, renforce la place importante que la communauté LGBTQ+ occupe dans les recherches menées au CERN. (Image : CERN) Pour la première fois depuis sa création, le CERN…
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Progress Pride flag lights up the Esplanade des Particules in honour of LGBTQ+ STEM day
The “Progress Pride” flag at CERN, in full view of CERN personnel, local commuters and visitors to Science Gateway, cementing the LGBTQ+ community as a core part of CERN’s research and collaboration. (Image: CERN) For the first time in its history, CERN raises the Progress Pride flag on the main Esplanade, showing solidarity with the…
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ in STEM
Do you know what Carolyn Bertozzi and Svante Pääbo have in common? They both won a Nobel Prize in 2022 – in Chemistry and in Physiology or Medicine, respectively. Did you also know they both identify as LGBTQ+? Imagine if they had quit scientific research due to a sense of non-inclusion based on sexual orientation,…