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Erschienen in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 2/2017

20.11.2017 | Editorial

There is no magic in speaker policies: creating gender equality at brain stimulation conferences

Editorial II to the supplement from the 2nd European Conference on brain stimulation in psychiatry

verfasst von: Anna-Katharine Brem, Soili M. Lehto, Daniel Keeser, Frank Padberg

Erschienen in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Sonderheft 2/2017

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Gender inequality in science is hotly debated, and this topic has been raised likewise in the brain stimulation community with regard to the unequal ratio of female and male speakers at conferences [14]. While this discussion represents only one symptom of a deeper lying problem [5, 6], it is an immediate result of a lack of women in editorial boards and conference committees. Becoming aware of and acknowledging a problem represents the first step of solving it [7]. Awareness can be raised by observing and sharing observations with others. Subsequent steps involve evaluation of the problem, development of solutions, taking action, and repetition of these steps until resolution. …
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Titel
There is no magic in speaker policies: creating gender equality at brain stimulation conferences
Editorial II to the supplement from the 2nd European Conference on brain stimulation in psychiatry
verfasst von
Anna-Katharine Brem
Soili M. Lehto
Daniel Keeser
Frank Padberg
Publikationsdatum
20.11.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Ausgabe Sonderheft 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-017-0854-2

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