Topical meeting: Scientific career and family life

Wednesday 13 Mar 2019, 09:00 → 10:30 Europe/Zurich

4/S-056 (CERN)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13iMk9jOZ-mwtZj526mcpBuTUflfcCfqz7aS6sSUNaWw/edit

slack: https://yhep.slack.com/messages/CEZQN1RLJ/details/

1 Round of experiences

Invitation to all to share their thoughts and experiences with family or dual career.
- What are some challenges that might not be obvious?
- What are good ideas, positive examples, and strategies to support scientists to combine career in science with family life?
- What would you tell other young scientists for encouragement?
- What concrete tips for funding or other help can you give?

yHEP_Family.pdf

2 Discussion

How can the situation be improved?

3 Drafting the "list of recommendations"

Most of us are aware of the challenges and the statistics. We would like to collect the main points, but also a list of recommendations of helpful measures, positive examples, etc. The exact form of this should also be discussed.