Origin

The working group was born as a follow up of the gender activities organized within the COST Action MP1210 The String Theory Universe: an action that was led by women and that included a gender component.

GenHET spans the whole landscape of high energy theory research: BSM, QCD and collider physics, lattice, nuclear physics, gravitational physics, cosmology, string theory, mathematical physics.

The activities of the GenHET group were launched in the “1st workshop on high energy theory and gender”, held at CERN in September 2018. GenHET was initiated by a group of researchers that includes Anna Ceresole (INFN, Turin), Mariana Graña (Saclay), Marián Lledó (Valencia U.), Yolanda Lozano (Oviedo U.), Silvia Penati (Milano-Bicocca U.), Michela Petrini (Jussieu U.), Marika Taylor (U. of Southampton) and Malgorzata Worek (Aachen U.).

We encourage researchers in all areas of the high energy theory community, at all career stages and from all countries, to get involved in GenHET and build a vibrant program of activities. The structure and leaders of the working group will be decided by all group members.