23rd WiN Global Annual Conference --- Women in Nuclear Meet Atoms for Peace

Session

Session 5: Career Development for Women in the Nuclear Field, including Communications

CD

26 Aug 2015, 09:00

Boardroom B/M1 (IAEA, Vienna)

Conveners

Session 5: Career Development for Women in the Nuclear Field, including Communications

• Janice Dunn Lee (IAEA)

Description

This session will highlight the challenges and opportunities for women working in the nuclear field to identify and share insights, experiences and best practices in professional development. The session will also discuss the need to raise awareness of possible employment opportunities in the peaceful use of nuclear sciences among female experts working in healthcare, environment, finance, law etc., including young students to increase their interest and commitment to this field.

172. Breaking Gender Stereotypes: Encouraging More Women to Study Science, Technology and Mathematics

Gabriela Ramos (OECD)

26/08/2015, 09:00

Panel Discussion

Why aren’t there more women working in the Nuclear field? OECD data can reveal some of the answers: when students are asked about the kind of career they expect to pursue as young adults even those girls who envision pursuing scientific careers expect to work in fields that are different from boys. Girls are over-represented among students who expect to work in the health and social fields;...

227. Unclear Nuclear

Peter Rickwood (Atomic Reporters)

26/08/2015, 09:10

Panel Discussion

Providing support for journalists to penetrate the nuclear fog of confusion and keep the public better informed.

228. Vision, Intuition and Smarts: Succeeding in Nuclear Communications

Sunni Locatelli (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)

26/08/2015, 09:17

Panel Discussion

The presentation will offer a snapshot of women working in nuclear communications in Canada.

229. Career Development in a Challenging Environment – Why Young Generation Networks Are Essential

Eileen Radde (Nuclear Young Generation)

26/08/2015, 09:24

Panel Discussion

230. Leveraging Diversity in the Nuclear Workforce: An Australian Perspective

Jasmin Craufurd-Hill (WiN Australia)

26/08/2015, 09:31

Panel Discussion

231. Future Leaders in Nuclear – Career Pathways and Developing and Raising Profiles of Young Women in Nuclear

Meena Singelee (International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists)

26/08/2015, 09:38

Panel Discussion

232. Public Communication on Nuclear Power

Aihong Wu (State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, China)

26/08/2015, 09:45

Panel Discussion

233. What Can WiN Learn from Other Male Dominated Industries

Callum Thomas (Thomas Thor Associates)

26/08/2015, 09:52

Panel Discussion

171. Panel Discussion

Aihong Wu (State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, China), Callum Thomas (Thomas Thor Associates), Eileen Radde (Nuclear Young Generation), Gabriela Ramos (OECD), Jasmin Craufurd-Hill (WiN Australia), Meena Singelee (International Network of Emerging Nuclear Specialists), Peter Rickwood (Atomic Reporters), Sunni Locatelli (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)

26/08/2015, 10:00

Panel Discussion