Taking action on gender equality in science- Round table

Round Table
February 9, 11:00
CFM Auditorium

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Reports on gender and science are published and replicated year after year, and in a scenario where the situation is well known, at the Materials Physics Center (CFM) we want to take real action to advance equality in science. This round table, featuring Sara Clavero, Silvia Rueda Pascual and Petra Rudolf, leading figures from both the world of science and the fight for equality, will address success stories, roadmaps, shared frustrations, and experiences.
The event is aimed at the entire scientific community, and especially at management teams and members of gender equality committees from different scientific and technological organizations. We will provide an option to participate anonymously in the debate as well as streaming the session.

This activity is organized by CFM in the framework of the Emakumeak Zientzian program.

Petra Rudolf

Petra Rudolf is a Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at the University of Groningen, studied at La Sapienza University in Rome, and held research positions in Trieste (Lab. Naz. TASC), Bell Labs, and the University of Namur, where she earned her PhD. Her research focuses on molecular motors, 2D materials, and hybrid systems. She has supervised 45 PhD candidates. A former President of the European Physical Society, she has received numerous honours, including the Descartes Prize and appointment as Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau.

Sara Clavero

Sara Clavero holds a PhD in Political Science and is a Research Fellow at Technological University Dublin, where she is Deputy Director of the Research Centre in Equitable and Inclusive Cultures (RINCE). Her research focuses on gender and intersectionality in politics, public policy, and research and innovation systems, particularly within the European Research Area. Since 2016, she has contributed to numerous European projects promoting equity and inclusiveness in academic and research institutions, with special attention to Widening Countries. She currently coordinates the NEXUS and FITTER-EU projects and co-facilitates the SuSTEM Community of Practice within the INSPIRE project. She is also an EDI trainer and holds an AURORA certificate from Advance HE on women’s leadership in higher education and research.

Silvia Rueda Pascual 

Silvia Rueda Pascual holds a degree and a PhD in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Valencia and is currently a Professor in its Department of Computer Science, where she was Department Head from 2015 to 2021, becoming the first woman to hold that position.  Until May 2025, she was Director of the Women and Science Unit at the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and previously held senior roles in innovation, universities, and digital society in the Valencian regional government. She has led and promoted multiple initiatives to foster gender equality in STEM, including the Girls4STEM project and the Gender Digital Divide Chair UV-GVA, and received the 2022 Sapiens Academic Award for her contributions to gender equality in the STEM-ICT sector. Her current research focuses on gender studies in science, the digital gender gap, human-centred software development, and ethical, diverse, and inclusive artificial intelligence.