This session brings together personal experience to explore what collaboration really means for women in academia. What are the rewards and tensions that often go unacknowledged with this invisible labour. Through presentations and a panel discussion, participants will examine collaboration across scales, from international partnerships to everyday care work.

Session Chair: Kerstin Schaefer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Session 1
Speaker: Sandy MacDonald, University of Warwick, UK - International Collaborations, large and small - An exploration of what international collaboration looks like from a woman's perspective, navigating power dynamics across cultures, and career stages

Session 2
Panellist: Simona Iammarino, GSSI, Italy & LSE, UK
Panellist: Elisabetta Pietrostefani, University of Liverpool, UK

There will be time for discussion and Q&A at the end of the first two sessions.