Women in Neuroscience Committee

Disseminate the percentages of participation of men and women as speakers in the biennial congresses of SENC, in the executive boards, in the SENC committees, and in activities organized or financed by the Society, as well as monitor the values achieved in their successive editions.

Make regulations, documents, articles and related materials available to SENC members, so they can use this information in awareness campaigns and other specific actions. Women in Neuroscience | @Mujer_SENC.

Communicate news, awards, scholarships, etc. relevant to SENC members.

Organize activities on Women in Neuroscience during the biennial SENC Congress.

Collect initiatives and offer support from the Society to those members who wish to carry out activities related to the objectives of the Women in Neuroscience Committee.

Prepare a mandatory Code of Conduct for those attending the biennial SENC congress. This code will serve as a reference point to detect possible non-compliance, which will be communicated to the Board of Directors.

Design, promote, and evaluate a biennial WiNS Award to distinguish SENC members that promote informative and/or training activities aimed at reducing the gender gap in the field of Neuroscience.

Develop a specific mentoring program for women at different stages of their career in Neuroscience, focusing on the senior postdoctoral or junior PI stage (in collaboration with the Young Investigators and Education Committee).

Make the problem of the gender gap visible in different university forums by participating in conferences, master’s courses, etc.

Highlight the work and advances made by women throughout the History of Spanish and global Neuroscience (in collaboration with the History of Neuroscience Committee).

Improve the visibility of SENC women members and their research work at any stage of their professional career, through the media and social networks. (in collaboration with the Communication Committee), promoting various activities that include the possibility of sending short videos explaining their research.