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Mentoring Programme - Women & Science

What is mentoring?

Mentoring is a voluntary and confidential relationship in which an experienced person (a mentor) guides and supports the development of a less experienced person (a mentee). Mentoring has been associated with greater career progression and professional development among mentees. Mentoring has been associated with greater career progression and professional development among mentees, making it essential to be mentored to reach one's full potential at all career levels.

Why mentor young women scientists?

Women face more obstacles in their careers in science. Mentoring can help women overcome these barriers. Mentoring is critical to women's success in science?

The program

The program offers mentees

  • Monthly one-on-one discussions with an e-mentor: the mentor/mentee pairs meet individually to discuss career goals, difficulties encountered or other topics that the mentee wishes to discuss. This personalised support enables mentees to find a contact person who listens to them and thus to be followed, guided and supported in their career

  • Mentoring circles that allow a discussion around a specific theme (e.g.: personal/professional life management balance, academic/private career, post-doctorate in France/abroad, self-confidence, etc.), in an informal way, by asking questions and proposing answers following a joint reflection

  • Collective professional development workshops (e.g. job interviews in the private sector, tools to develop one's professional network, self-management and decision-making, etc.)

  • Testimonials from women scientists with a non-linear career path

To register, please fill in one of the following questionnaires before 12/19/2023:

Pre-registration to the 2023 programme
Become a MENTOR
Pre-registration to the 2023 programme
Become a MENTEE

50 places maximum for mentees

 

Objectives:

The objective of this program is to support women doctoral students ("mentees") in an important period of career building by giving them access to a "mentor" (experienced professionals, women or men, working in the public or private sector), to attend professional development workshops, and to be part of a community of young women scientists sharing similar concerns.

This programme is entirely free of charge: no financial participation is required from mentees, and mentors do not receive any compensation. It is based on a reciprocal, voluntary and voluntary commitment.
By enrolling in the programme, mentees undertake to follow all the activities of the programme for a minimum of 25 hours (number of hours required for validation of the module by the Doctoral College).

Agenda

Events

  • Tuesday, December 19, 2023: Deadline for mentees and mentors to register for the program.
  • For mentees, the number of places is limited to 50 doctoral students. In the days following the registration deadline (Friday December 22, 2023 maximum), you will receive an email informing you of the acceptance of your application (if applicable).
  • Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Launch event with program presentation by video.
  • Tuesday, January 16, Wednesday, January 17 and Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 5:00-7:00 pm : Speed meetings between mentees and mentors by videoconference.
  • Friday January 26, 2024: Feedback from mentees on their mentor choices
  • Late January - early February 2024: Mentee/mentor pairings established
  • Week of February 5, 2024 (exact date to be announced): Mentor training event
  • Mid-February 2024: Start of one-to-one mentor/mentee meetings

More precise dates will be communicated to you as soon as possible.

Speed-meeting entre futures mentor.e.s et mentorées, avant l’appariement des binômes, programme 2019 

 

Exchanges

Monthly Individuals with a Mentor.e (March-December)

In a group with a community of young women scientists

 

Group meetings (programming throughout the year)

Testimony of women scientists with non-linear backgrounds (company manager, editorial, scientific promotion, etc.).

Thematic discussion circle (2H)
Self-confidence 
Work-life balance
Public/Private Career

Group training workshops (2H) (led by professionals)
Network Tools 
Job interviews in the private sector
Post-doctoral studies abroad
Self-management and decision-making

Details and associated dates will be communicated to you as soon as possible. 

Femmes et Sciences: The Université Paris-Saclay mentoring

The UPSaclay Doctoral Student Mentoring Programme was initiated in 2018 by Sylvaine TURCK-CHIEZE (for F&S) in the framework of the UPS CAC, Sylvie POMMIER (doctoral college) and Marina KVASKOFF (Inserm, Villejuif) who was responsible for a pilot phase involving 9 pairs of mentees/mentors. 

Since 2019, the programme has been fully active and has approximately 50 mentees each year.

 

The program:

  • is aimed at doctoral students starting their scientific career. 
  • takes place over one year (Jan-Dec).
  • is validated by the doctoral college (equivalent to 2 points of doctoral training)

Doctoral students from around 21 UPS doctoral schools benefit from this programme. Mentors (women/men) come from a variety of backgrounds (public/private).

 

Personal stories

    The team

    Co-heads of the programme

    • Géraldine LIOT, Maitre de conférence, geraldine.liot@universite-paris-saclay.fr – CEA, MIRCen, Fontenay aux Roses, Membre du CA de l'association Femmes & Sciences
    • Gwenaëlle ANDRE, Directrice de Recherche, gwenaelle.andre@inrae.fr - INRAE, MalAGE, Université Paris-Saclay, Domaine de Vilvert, Membre du CA de l’association Femmes & Sciences
    • Jessica ANDREANI, ingénieure chercheure CEA, I2BC, Paris-Saclay, Membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences

    Other members of the steering committee

    • Lucia LEVATO, Coach certifiée et Dr. ès sciences - LUSVAL - Développement professionnel des individus, des équipes et des organisations, membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences
    • Evelyne NAKACHE, Professeure émérite des universités, membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences
    • Sylvaine TURCK-CHIEZE, Astrophysicienne, présidente de l’association F&S de 2014 à 2018 et membre du Conseil Académique de l’Université Paris-Saclay jusqu’en 2019, membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences

    • Andrea RAU, DR INRAE, membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences
    • Camille DOYEN, ancienne mentorée maintenant travaillant dans le secteur privé, membre de l’association Femmes & Sciences

     

    Contacts

    For further information, please contact

     

    Former program co-heads