We organize seminars to educate, share, and discuss topics related to women and gender minorities in academia. We had the privilege to host speakers such as Dr. Tey Meadow, Dr. Dana Crawford, and Dr. Marie Miville. In collaboration with ZIPS, we recently hosted ZIPS-x.

Erica Rodriguez leads this team.

We organize book clubs related to women and gender minorities in academia or in general. The book is chosen by our ZIGI community members. The group meets once per month to discuss the book. Read more here.

Kaushik Lakshminarasimhan and Saurabh Vyas lead this team

We established ZIGI’s missions statement and core value statement. It reflects on how ZI can be more inclusive and how we can have more impact within our community.

Itamar Kahn leads this team

We develop resources for sensitive groups (such as pregnant women, employees with immune disorders, employees undergoing hormone therapy treatment) by cataloguingand researching hazardous materials and activities in the laboratories at our institute.

Anastasia Zavitsanou and Emily Parker lead this team

We organize events inside and outside of ZI to foster community and support in STEM for all.

We also collaborate with other groups at ZI like ZIAC (Athletics Club), LGBTQIA+ groups, and scientific platforms to address gender stereotypes in STEM through workshops and events. Read more here.

Jia Shen and Ines Aitsahalia lead this team

We generate the content for our website, newsletters, and e-mails. We also support the other teams when it comes to advertising events.

Raheema Javid leads this team

We host regular, small-scale, lunches with members from the ZI community to hear their thoughts about gender issues at ZI. These events are one of the many ways that we receive input from a diverse group of people at our institute. Anyone at ZI can attend these lunches. Keep an eye out for the next invitation email to sign up!

This team is currently on hiatus

We are soon kicking off a mentoring team. E-mail to get involved!

Alice Mosberger leads this team

We organize events of interest to parents, bonus parents, and those just thinking about becoming parents. 

Wanhui Sheng leads this team