Seminar Contents:

(Family-friendly) work environments

• University or industry… or somewhere else?
• Working cultures in Europe
• Double career couples

Getting a job

• The importance of networking, collaborating and presenting your research
• Your application
• How to prepare yourself

The job interview

• Salary negotiations and gender wage gap
• Legal aspects

In the job

• You made it! What to expect
• Have a good start
• Where is my seat?
• Leadership
• Setting targets

Mothers at work and in our society

• Dead-end street motherhood? Is there the perfect time to have children?
• Social pressures and norms
• Practicalities: nursery places and more
• Legal aspects
• Political framework
• Communication towards your employer

Work-life balance
Taking care of your job, yourself and your family- how to get it all done?

Internal and external factors
How you and others see yourself and how this can make you stronger or weaker.

This workshop is conducted by Dr. Karin Bodewits (Natural Science Careers)