Equity and Diversity
The Victorian Infection and Immunity Network and Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference aim at gender equity throughout our activities – on the committee, in our invited speaker lists and in our invited chairs list.
Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference
We have a strong track record of maintaining this commitment to gender equity, which is noted in the following policies:
· https://www.lorneinfectionimmunity.org/gender-equity
· https://www.lorneinfectionimmunity.org/diversity-and-inclusion
VIIN Careers Evening
Our track record on invited speakers is shown below:
|
Year |
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
2022 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
2021 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
2020 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
2019 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
2018 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
2017 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
VIIN Young Investigator Symposium
The VIIN Young Investigator Symposium organizing committee is dedicated to ensuring an equal balance of male and females at every level of the event.
Committee members
|
Year |
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
2022 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
|
2021 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
|
2020 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
Invited speakers
|
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
|
2022 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2021 * |
4 |
5 |
0 |
|
2020 * |
10 |
5 |
0 |
* Careers and other workshops rolled into the symposium, which explains the higher number of invited speakers these years
Speakers selected from abstracts
|
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
|
2022 |
12 |
5 |
0 |
|
2021 |
19 |
11 |
0 |
|
2020 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
Science Bites selected from abstracts
|
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
|
2022 |
14 |
11 |
0 |
|
2021 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
|
2020 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
Total participation
|
Year |
Female identifying (n) |
Male identifying (n) |
Non-binary (n) |
|
2022 * |
158 |
79 |
2 |
|
2021 |
191 |
79 |
1 |
|
2020 |
223 |
115 |
0 |
* 13 registrants declined to provide information about their gender
