February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. CIMMYT is excited to join the celebrations organised by WIRES (Women in Research and Science) to showcase the many ways in which CGIAR’s women scientists are transforming the way that we look at our food, land, and water systems everywhere around the world.

WIRES, a new employee-led resource group, was set up in January with support from the CGIAR Gender, Diversity and Inclusion function. Thursday’s event will see them host an extraordinary 13-hour online celebration, in which every CGIAR entity has one hour to present. Besides hearing about some cutting-edge science, participants will be able to engage directly with some of CGIAR’s finest scientists and speakers.

The event runs from 08:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m. Paris time (UTC +1). Check out the full schedule and register for the event on the CGIAR website.

CIMMYT scientists will be speaking at 8:00 p.m. Paris time (UTC +1).

Discussion topics: Women who go the extra mile: Scientific excellence and community at CIMMYT

Opening welcome: Kevin Pixley

Moderator: Madeline Dahm

Speakers: Kate Dreher and Rahel Assefa