Celebrating Inclusivity in Chemistry

70 Sixth Form students celebrated the IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast, held belatedly on Tuesday the 21 February due to half term.

This is an international event where institutions across the globe, from the University of Calgary, Canada to the University of Otago, New Zealand, organise a breakfast gathering to promote inclusivity in Chemistry courses and careers.

As well as enjoying a hearty breakfast of bacon roles and pain au chocolate, we looked at the gender balance in Chemistry from Sixth Form up to University Professors and took part in a quiz on famous female scientists.

We celebrated the fact that the gender balance at A Level and at Churcher’s is what would be expected but recognise that this changes as you move up through the more senior positions in research; there is work to do for the current generation of students.

Everyone enjoyed the event and we will aim to build on its success next year.