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🌟 Empowerment, Networking, and Growth with Women In Bio - Capital Region 🌟 In an industry where innovation and collaboration are key, finding a community that uplifts and educates is invaluable. I’m thrilled to share my journey with Women In Bio (WIB) and specifically, my engagement with the Capital Region chapter. As a member, I've had the privilege of attending insightful webinars and networking events that are not just about connecting with others but are stepping stones for professional and personal growth. Women In Bio is more than an organization; it’s a vibrant community of professionals dedicated to empowering women in all life sciences fields. Why join WIB - Capital Region? - Expert-Led Webinars: Dive into sessions led by industry leaders, designed to inspire and inform. - Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers, mentors, and leaders who can help navigate your career path. - Supportive Community: Join a group of motivated professionals who champion the success of women in life sciences. I’ve benefited immensely from my membership, gaining not just knowledge, but a supportive network that’s invaluable in our fast-paced industry. If you’re looking to enrich your professional journey while making meaningful connections, I highly recommend joining Women In Bio - Capital Region. Discover more about WIB and how you can be a part of this empowering community: 🔗 Women In Bio - Main Website - https://womeninbio.org/ 🔗 WIB - Capital Region Chapter - https://lnkd.in/eda-MqBF Together, let's lead, inspire, and mentor the next generation of life sciences professionals. Your journey with Women In Bio starts today! #WomenInBio #Networking #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifeSciences #Empowerment

Thursday, 14 September 2023 is R U OK? Day - a national day of action to remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, ‘Are you OK?’. It is a moment to start a meaningful conversation and reach out to a friend, family and colleague who may be struggling with life. Life's ups and downs happen to all of us and many individuals hide the issues that trouble them. The earlier you give someone an opportunity to open up, the sooner they can find appropriate support or, if needed, professional help and the greater the chance that together, you can stop small problems from becoming bigger ones. This year, the MTAA Women in MedTech Committee will host a special R U OK? Day event for professional women in MedTech with guest speakers discussing the challenges faced by women in leadership roles and how they can overcome them. Guest speakers include: - Laura Poole-Warren, Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, UNSW Sydney - Kristen Splinter, Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Water Research Laboratory (WRL), UNSW Sydney Date: Thursday, 14 September 2023 Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm AEST Venue: MTAA office, Level 4, 97 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park New South Wales 2113 Pricing: $22 incl. GST for members | $33 incl. GST for non-members #ruok #ruokday #WiMT #MTAA #WomeninMedTech #mentalhealth

Dr Liz Dallimore was featured in The West Australian today discussing the idea of "cultivating a company culture of working smarter, not longer". With the hopes of encouraging more women to take up senior leadership roles within business, Dr Dallimore discusses how she is redefining the CEO role. This is a great read, especially for women who have an interest in senior leadership roles within their profession, or parents who are raising the future generations of neuroscientists or female CEOs. #ASX #AGN #womeninbusiness #neuroscience #ceo #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #biotechnology #biotech

The UN 2024 #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience is dedicated to #Women in #Science #Leadership: A New Era for #Sustainability. I have asked Women in Science Leadership, especially those in ECETOC: European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals and in my teams at Shell for the characteristics of their female role model (for the scientists among you n = 25). Interesting findings: 👉 Family, especially #grandmothers and #mothers are inspiring role models 👉 Several of the current Women Science Leaders had no female role models in their academic education, simply by the lack of women at that time. 👉 Strength, balancing a career and family life, respectful, kindness, generosity and radiating positivity and energy are characteristics of female role models 👉 What characteristics displayed your female role model? Please share in the comments! Dear fellow Women in Science Leaders – WE are role models for the next generation! Continue to inspire the next generation of Women and Girls in Science with your #authentic traits as a #diversity of role models will give the next generation ample examples to follow! Sarah Hughes, Erin Maloney, Maria Blanco-Rubio, Dr. Nino Papukashvili, Cissie Yeung, Lenny Kamelia, Adriana C. Bejarano, Maryam Zare Jeddi, Marlly Guarin, Xiao Tan, Joy Worden, Delina Lyon, Lorraine Anderson, Heli Hollnagel, CLAIRE TERRY, Blanca Serrano, Simone Kopping, Lucy Wilmot, Dorothee Funk-Weyer, Lorraine Maltby OBE, Daniela Holland

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Underrepresented groups are too often over-mentored and under-sponsored. Sahana Mukherjee, SHRM-SCP [she/her] and an incredible team of experts are actively shattering these 'invisible' barriers: https://lnkd.in/eFuSDw7Z Application to their programs are here: https://lnkd.in/ew2utivM #innovation #management #humanresources

⭐ Applications for 2024's Bio-Leadership Fellowship close on 30/11. It was one of the most amazing things to happen to me in what was an amazing year. What is the Fellowship, and who is it for? 💔 The old story of human progress is broken: increasing numbers believe their children will be worse off than them; relentless growth and unhinged competition is increasing inequity; humankind has extracted and consumed most of Nature; the climate has been brought to the point of collapse. New approaches are urgently needed. 💡 If we are to change the world without, we need to nurture the world within. The Fellowship embodies this insight and for me this is what made it stand out compared to any other development course I've done. Nowhere else have I found a community in which it is so easy to voice your deepest fears, relive your toughest memories, share your most vulnerable moments. These difficult conversations are facilitated by amazingly kind, facilitators in amazingly gentle ways. It has profoundly changed the stories I tell about myself, and how I think about the work I'm doing. ❓ I joined it because I was at a moment of transition - a new sector, a new job, a new city. Many others on the programme were in moments of transition. If you're going through a big change; if you're looking for a community of like-minded change makers; if you're hoping that you're not alone in the tough work of giving birth to a more regenerative world, then this is the programme for you, since it provides access to a Network of over 100 Fellows, each impressive change makers in their own right, who offer an incredibly supportive 'mycelium' within which to let go of the old and nurture the germination of the new. ⏳ Applications are open until the end of November. If you recognise the urgency of this moment and that a new form of leadership is essential, please follow the link below to find out more, sign up to a Discovery Call and Apply. https://lnkd.in/epTHhuMU #bioleadershipfellowship

How Women Leaders Are Shaping the Future of Science https://shorturl.at/rvFGW In our most recent article, we look at how women leaders are transforming the science world. Explore the remarkable stories of female scientists who are breaking down barriers, encouraging innovation, and mentoring the next generation. Learn about their ground-breaking research and how their visionary leadership is shaping science's future to be more inclusive, collaborative, and ethically conscious. #Womenleaders #Femalescientists #Womeninleadership #Scientificinnovation #Genderstereotypes #TWA #TheWomenAchiever

Fern Mandelbaum, Stanford Lecturer in Management and Managing Director of a HUGs (historically under-estimated group) focused VC, gave the Stanford Executive Program the tremendous opportunity yesterday to better understand the entrepreneurial mindset through conversations with amazing, successful women entrepreneurs looking to change the world. In the face of adversity, these women had the following advice we should all consider: use this low creatively! In other words, turn lemons into lemonade. “Even in your lowest low, there’s always room for creativity,” says Svanika Balasubramanian, co-founder of rePurpose Global, an organization that looks to reduce, repurpose and better manage plastic waste. “Make your low a game - how can I use this creatively and turn into a positive? There’s always hope,” adds Elise Smith, co-founder of Praxis Labs, a company focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion through immersive experiences and trainings that create a physiological challenge to trainees - from front line workers to corporate staff. “Business is binary. There are highs and lows..sometimes they happen at the same time! During the period of lows, if there is an ounce of creativity left, fan flames toward it. Ignite it,” advises Elizabeth Cutler, co-founder of SoulCycle and co-founder of Peoplehood, a virtual tool that brings people together to find much needed connection. Stanford GSB Executive Education #GSBExecEd #GSBLife #SEP #stanfordgsb