What is the GEC?
This is the newest IUIS Committee established at the 2010 IUIS Council meeting in Kobe, Japan. The mission of the Committee is to encourage promotion of women immunologists around the world and to help with career development issues of women and young scientists. You may read more about this committee in their Terms of Reference.
Field of action
We monitor various activities around the world of organizations devoted to these topics and publicize those that are important to our mission. The Committee encourages and offers assistance to IUIS member societies to undertake activities that promote gender equality. The Committee compiles and maintains current a list of outstanding women immunologists around the world, both young and established scientists, to aid organizers of important international meetings in selecting women speakers and assuring their proper representation. The Committee supports attendance of women trainees at various courses, in collaboration with other IUIS Committees, in particular the Education Committee. The Committee organizes various educational and networking activities for women and trainees in association with IUIS member societies and Federations during their meetings and congresses.
GEC Awards and Grants
Gender Equity Committee provides opportunities, supporting and encouraging researchers and scientists, to ensure equity in its network and hopefully beyond.
- IUIS Excellence in Immunology Award (EXCELL)
- Travel4Expertise – The Grant for Caregivers
- Competition4Ideas
GEC Awareness Activities
Choose to Challenge
- Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations – Results of two global surveys
- Nature ‘Working Scientist’ podcast series – International Science Council
- EMBO Position Paper on Women in the Life Sciences
Resources
List of reports
Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES) Annual Report 2024
Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES) Annual Report 2023
Funding Opportunity from IUIS and FOCIS for Young Immunologists from the Developing World
Advanced Course in Basic & Clinical Immunology26 February – 1 March 2023Estancia La Jolla Resort…
IUIS-GEC National Gender Equity Campaign – Competition4ideas
The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) and its Gender Equity Committee (GEC) are launching…
Announcement of a New “Travel for Expertise” Travel Grant Program
THE INAUGURAL YEAR SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO PROPOSALS RELATED TO COVID-19 IUIS Committee on…
Travel Award – IUIS/AAI Summer Introductory Course in Immunology
The IUIS Education (EDU) and Gender Equity (GEC) Committees and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) are pleased to announce their…
Travel Award – IUIS/AAI Summer Advanced Course in Immunology
The IUIS Education (EDU) and Gender Equity and Career Development (GEC) Committees and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) are pleased…
Announcing the 2025 Excellence in Immunology Award Winner: Dr. Arlene Sharpe
We are honored to announce Dr. Arlene Sharpe is the recipient of the 2025 Excellence…
Second Edition: Travel4Expertise – The Grant for Caregivers
We’re excited to announce the second edition of this grant and are delighted to offer…
New IUIS Gender Equity Committee Review Article is Published: Global perspectives to enhance strategies for advancing women in healthcare and STEMM leadership
Global perspectives to enhance strategies for advancing women in healthcare and STEMM leadership, in Immunology…
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