At\nthe first kick-off meeting on 21 February 2018, we asked ourselves what we\nwanted to achieve with this network and defined the goals and prioritised them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gerhild\nM\u00fcller designed our IT-Women@ETH logo and the organising committee rapidly\nexpanded to include<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Caterina\nBarillari (ITS SIS)<\/li>
- Gabriela\nD’Hondt (ITS MMS)<\/li>
- Gerhild\nM\u00fcller (ITS)<\/li>
- Franziska\nOschmann (ITS SIS)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Later, other ETH domains joined <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Gordana Tunic (Services)<\/li>
- Kristina Isacson (LET)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Promoting the growth of this community and strengthening\nteam spirit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The\ninitiative was initially launched for women in IT Services and is meanwhile\naimed at all women involved in IT at ETH and the ETH departments. The following\nare now represented in the network: Academic Services, CSCS, various ETH\ndepartments, Empa, ETH Library, LET, NEXUS, PSI, Services, Rector’s staff,\nOffice of Equal Opportunities, WSL, Wyss and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For\nthe first time ever, the focus will be more on career prospects in IT services,\nas opposed to research and teaching. The IT-Women@ETH network is intended to\nhelp us connect, to be visible and to motivate more women to choose a career in\nIT Services and IT. We want to be a role model for others, encourage other\nwomen to pursue a career in IT and want to learn and benefit from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nwomen in the network have already communicated many of their dearest wishes to\nthe network, which we will address together. We are open for further input,\nexchange and activities. Exchanges have already taken place with the other\nFemale Associations, EQUAL, the Staff Commission, HR and the Executive Board.\nWe aim to maintain this contact in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More about IT-Women@ETH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Website \u00abIT-Women@ETH<\/a>\u00bb <\/li>
- Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITWomenETH<\/a><\/li>
- Post on the ITS Blog<\/a>: «The new network IT-Women@ETH»<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We\nwould like to say a big thank you to the Director of IT Services, Rui Brandao,\nwho we were able to inspire with our idea and who supported us in bringing IT\nwomen to ETH. Together strong: Support from our male colleagues is very welcome\nin this network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gerhild M\u00fcller, Gabriela D\u2019Hondt, Sabine Hoffmann, Franziska Oschmann and Jarunan Panyasantisuk (from left) want to be role models for others and encourage women to pursue a career in IT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOffice of Equal Opportunities and Diversity at ETH Zurich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
EQUAL is delighted that, in addition to\nthe ETH women’s networks, which focus on research and teaching, the\nIT-Women@ETH is the first network to been founded at ETH, which is aimed at\nwomen* working in administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The targeted promotion of equal opportunities has long been a concern of ETH Zurich. In 1992, the Office of Equal Opportunities<\/a> for Women and Men was founded and assigned to the then Human Resources Department (HR). To ensure better coordination of the equal opportunities measures throughout the university and to include students and professors*, the position was «promoted» to the level of the President of ETH Zurich in 2007, where it has been permanently installed ever since. In 2008, Professor Renate Schubert<\/a> was then appointed delegate of the Executive Board of ETH Zurich. Since then, she has been head of the Office of Equal Opportunities (EQUAL) and is in constant contact with the Executive Board. In 2019, the advisory service on sexual harassment and discrimination was transferred to the advice and conciliation service Respect. In return, the EQUAL office’s portfolio of tasks has expanded to include the topic of «diversity»<\/a>. EQUAL became the Office of Equal Opportunities & Diversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More about EQUAL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- More about EQUAL, its tasks and what it has already achieved and implemented in the German Post «Office of Equal Opportunities and Diversity of ETH Zurich<\/a>«<\/li>
- ETH Networks and Career Advice Centers<\/a> <\/li>
- ETH Equal Opportunities Equal!<\/a><\/li>
- ETH Gender Action Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- ETH Networks and Career Advice Centers<\/a> <\/li>
- Twitter https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITWomenETH<\/a><\/li>
- Website \u00abIT-Women@ETH<\/a>\u00bb <\/li>