Workshop on Combating Biases and Improving Institutional Culture

TL;DR

This workshop aimed to address biases, imposter syndrome, and microaggressions affecting gender minorities in physics by sharing experiences and developing strategies to improve institutional culture worldwide.

Contribution

It provides a platform for discussing biases and microaggressions in physics institutions, fostering shared understanding and strategies to combat these issues.

Findings

Participants shared experiences and strategies.

Identified key challenges in physics institutions.

Proposed avenues for support and cultural change.

Abstract

The imposter syndrome, implicit biases, and microaggressions are some of the problems that adversely impact gender minorities in general. This workshop, conducted as a satellite event of the International Conference on Women in Physics 2023, is an attempt to create a platform for elaborating these concepts and sharing mutual experiences within the global Physics community. The larger goal is to develop a better understanding of the environments in Physics institutions worldwide. Through a series of activities and discussions, various exemplar scenarios were presented to participants and subsequent in-depth discussion focused on strategies to combat these issues as well as avenues for professional and academic support.