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October

Webinar Announcement: Quotas in Academia: Pros and Cons, Gender Equality Plans, and Insights into the Faculty Hiring Process

Office of International Relations

Name of the Webinar: Quotas in academia: the pros and cons, gender equality plans, and insights into the faculty hiring process.
Date and Time: 22 October 2025, 11:00-12:00 CET
Application Link: https://ethz.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZCWcXhWcSUq1K6xC2HmOXA

Topics:

  • Introduction and overview of the pros and cons of quotas in academia (focus on gender, leaky pipeline)
  • Development and implementation of gender equality plans (example Estonia, details tbc)
  • Insights into the faculty hiring process (focus on gender) (example ETH Zurich)

Presenters:

  • Dr. Annette Brockerhoff, Grants Office, ETH Zurich
  • Dr. Munjong Kolss, Faculty Affairs, ETH Zurich
  • Siiri Kolka, Estonian Research Council