In alignment with our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the CVC’s Equality Committee is pleased to announce the CVC’s Equality Plan (2021-2022) 👉 Check it out in English | Catalan | Spanish CVC’s Equality Plan (2021-2025), which serves as a roadmap for our actions, aims to guarantee comprehensive gender and equal opportunities for everyone … Read more
Dr. Petia Radeva, a Computer Vision Center (CVC) and University of Barcelona Senior Researcher, has been included in the first 6% ranking of the Spanish and foreign most cited female researchers according to Google Scholar. The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), as part of its commitment on gender equality, published the first edition of the Spanish and foreign female researchers ranking (Spain-based researchers). This ranking was built from data collected from personal Google Scholar … Read more
Restrooms are commonly designated with gendered signage for males and females. However, it is important to be aware of the harmful stereotypes this broadly accepted dichotomy reinforces. In order to overcome this negative effect, bathrooms should be redesigned to be more inclusive. The Computer Vision Center (CVC) is firmly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVC’s vision on gender stands on equal … Read more
On June 17, Laura Martín Montañez and Asma Bensalah attended the III Event on Gender Equality of the SOMM alliance on behalf of the Computer Vision Center (CVC) Equality Commission. The event, an open debate on gender issues, took place at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2). Asma Bensalah, PhD student and member … Read more
The permanent exhibition “Una mirada LGTBI+ a Planeta Vida” at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona invites visitors to explore with an LGTBIQA+ perspective the sexual diversity that exists on the animal kingdom. On June 15, Laura Martín Montañez, on behalf of CVC’s Equality Commission, attended the exhibition guided by Simon Perera. He is curator of the exhibition … Read more
The Computer Vision Center (CVC) stepped up to celebrate the “Women and Girls in Science Day” on February 11, initiated by UNESCO as a distinguished day for the international science community since 2015. This day is dedicated towards recognizing the contributions of women scientists in the scientific and technological revolution. Several fun and intellectual activities were … Read more
Source: Department Of The Vice-Presidency, Digital Policies And Territory – Generalitat de Catalunya The CVC researcher, Dr. Alicia Fornés received the Dona TIC award in the Academic/Researcher category. The awards ceremony, which is celebrated annually in commemoration of the Ada Lovelace Day, was held on October 13th at CosmoCaixa Barcelona and broadcasted on Youtube. The Dona … Read more
Every year on March 8th countries around the world celebrate the International Women’s Day. This special date is an opportunity to claim gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. During February, coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science settled by the United Nations on February 11th, the CVC launched … Read more
Although females make up at least half of the world population, they represent less than 30% of researchers worldwide, according to a report made by UNESCO. This rate seems more hopeful in the case of Catalonia, in which as stated in the report “Gender bias in staff recruitment, promotion and retention at universities (2019)” by Vives Network, women are 42% of the research … Read more
The CVC prepared a Twitter Campaign in order to celebrate Women’s day on the 8th of March. The main aim was to showcase the professionals we have at CVC, why they studied Computer Science and what would they tell future generations. You can find the Twitter moment here: https://twitter.com/i/events/1236928769501401093
