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<font face="Calibri">Dear Colleagues,<br>
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The goal of the Informatics Europe "Women in ICT Research and
Education" (WIRE) working group is to provide information to heads
of departments that will help them make decisions about the most
effective policies that they can implement in order to increase
the participation of women initially as students and then as
employees. We will compile a set of actions that can be taken to
attract women to participate in informatics education and ensure
the continued participation of women in the organisation at
commensurate rates with their male colleagues. <br>
By implementing simple-to-implement policies that guide, run and
evaluate a department or institute, we hope that the culture and
environment will adapt so that women will join and stay, to the
benefit of men and women alike. <br>
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We would very much appreciate your department filling in the
survey "Women in Informatics Research and Education: Survey on
Female Employees": <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/">http://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/index.php?sid=16593</a><br>
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This will allow us to understand what the current rates of female
participation are in Informatics departments across Europe, and
gives us a baseline with which to compare in the future. <br>
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We would also appreciate tips from different cultures and
backgrounds so we can offer a broad range of tips in our final
publication. <br>
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Thank you on behalf of the Informatics Europe WIRE working group
for your cooperation and your time.<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">Lynda Hardman and </font><font
face="Calibri">Cristina Pereira </font>
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<p style="font-family: calibri, cursive"> Dr. Cristina Pereira<br>
Secretary-General<br>
Informatics Europe<br>
ETHZ - RZ - J3, Clausiusstrasse 59<br>
8092 Zurich, Switzerland<br>
Tel: +41 44 633 9374<br>
Cell: +41 77 455 2370<br>
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