Monday Lunch Livestream with Priyanka Pillai and Dr Emma Burrows

We need to shift emphasis from “fixing” individuals to approaches that drive lasting cultural and systemic change. This includes a more explicit focus on intersectional groups and addressing vital knowledge gaps about the experience of underrepresented minorities in the sector.

During this presentation we will provide an overview of the efforts and achievements of Women in Science Parkville Precinct (WiSPP) over the last 8 years. We will describe how our approach and strategies to reducing inequities in medical research have evolved over time.

We will host a panel to discuss:

• The need for interventions that move beyond the individuals and towards organisational-level strategies and systems level change.

• The need for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives to move beyond a singular focus on gender and consider the ways in which additional identities interconnect to impact on career opportunity and trajectory.