Program feedback, references and further reading

Why do you recommend junior researchers and teachers at KI to participate in the FIELD program?

"The field program is a great opportunity to work on gender equality. To know how other Departments are working and meet different people from different backgrounds", says Aida Collado Sánchez.

What did you appreciate the most with participating in the FIELD program?

"All the wonderful people I met during this program. I got so much inspiration and motivation to continue doing research. These connections I found during the program are really important", says Aida Collado Sánchez.

Why do you recommend junior researchers and teachers at KI to participate in the FIELD program?

“The FIELD program was very inspirational! It provided exceptional mentoring and coaching on how to establish a more equitable, fair and inclusive work environment at KI. Personally, I found FIELD to be not only an avenue for promoting these values, but also a robust leadership program”, says Adamantia Fragkopoulou.

What did you appreciate the most with participating in the FIELD program?

“What I appreciated the most, is that I felt part of a “community”, where women, from different departments and career stages, are sharing similar concerns. Together, we collaborated on identifying innovative strategies to shift mindsets, and importantly our voices and concerns were not only acknowledged, but also heard by the highest leadership at KI”, says Adamantia Fragkopoulou.

• “It has been an excellent program and I have already promoted it pretty widely”
• “I have no doubt that this will continue to be useful in my work further”
• “It has been a pleasure to meet all these fantastic fellows that are inspiration for me in many ways!!”
• “I think the program has been really great, and I have appreciated all aspects of it! What has been particularly rewarding has been the mentorship”
• “Mentoring group allowed to discuss career plan”
• “100% useful and nice!”
• “I enjoyed listening to all lectures, and discussions that followed. For me it was the most rewarding part”
• “Very interesting lectures throughout the program, the days at the retreat were very valuable to build the group and to pave the way for the rest of the program”