Gender and Diversity Day

Diversity and inclusion are important for our faculty. Each year our Gender and Diversity Committee organizes a diversity day featuring one topic of interest. This year’s topic is The Significance of Role Models.

Role models can have far-reaching effects on our (career) choices as they might inspire us to pursue careers we did not think possible. Hence, having role models that appeal to different people, especially including underrepresented groups, is important. We will discuss the importance of role models from different perspectives. The keynote lecture by Bas Hofstra (Department of Sociology) will show how mentors help underrepresented groups overcome challenges associated with building an academic career. Jeannette Mostert (Radboud UMC) from the Radboud Young Academy will discuss the importance of recognizing and rewarding role models that improve our working environment, followed by a podium discussion. The presentations will be accompanied by a poster exhibition showing how different people from our faculty view role models and their significance

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