Dr. Shruti Paranjape, Prof. Miranda Cheng, Prof. Chiara Nappi, and Prof. Silvia Penati will moderate a discussion session "4 Generations of Women in String Theory" on June 29, 2021 (starting at 3:00 pm CET) at the annual international Strings conference hosted by ICTP-SAIFR which is being held online this year. We encourage you to watch and/or participate in this important discussion.

Youtube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBU36ttpg0Y 

Conference Website: https://www.ictp-saifr.org/strings2021/ 

Discussion Description: The persisting under-representation of women and minorities in physics can be linked to a myriad of factors such as pervasive feelings of inadequacy, lack of social support, negative stereotypes, harassment and struggles with work-life balance. The discussion session begins with presentations by four women from four generations, followed by interaction with the audience.

Speaker Affiliations:

Dr. Shruti Paranjape is at the Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan.

Prof. Miranda Cheng is at the Institute of Physics and Korteweg-de Vries Institute of Mathematics, University of Amsterdam and Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Emerita Prof. Chiara Nappi is from the Department of Physics, Princeton University.

Prof. Silvia Penati is at the Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Milano-Bicocca.