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The Women in Neuroscience Repository (WiNRepo)
By Fabio Ferreira, University College London
Abstract
As highlighted by different initiatives and multiple academic papers, gender balance in the field of neuroscience is still work in progress. One aspect of gender equality is the representation of women at conferences, as organizers, speakers, reviewers or attendees. To promote gender balance at conferences and other academic events, WiNRepo (www.winrepo.org) was launched in February 2018 by Jessica Schrouff and Grégory Fryns. This website provides a list of women in the field of neuroscience (broadly defined), as previously implemented in its subfields (e.g. Anne’s List, Women in Brain Stimulation) or other fields (e.g. Women in Machine Learning). Nowadays, the repository includes over 1400 profiles, from all levels of seniority and with an important geographical diversity. The repository can be searched using different filters, e.g. based on seniority or under-represented countries, as well as research-based keywords. It also includes the possibility to leave a “recommendation” on profiles to alleviate some of the concerns organizers may have when selecting speakers from a list. In this talk, we will demonstrate how the repository can be used to (1) search for profiles, (2) register a profile and (3) submit a recommendation. The code of the website is open-source and has been an inspiration for other similar initiatives.
Useful Links
https://www.winrepo.org https://github.com/gregoryfryns/winrepo
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