World Stroke Organization 
Description: This WSO GENESIS conversational webinar examines why women remain underrepresented in senior academic and leadership roles in stroke medicine and what can be done to change it. We cover the academic and life stage pipeline, mentorship and sponsorship strategies, institutional solutions, and equity-focused approaches in stroke medicine, including low-resource settings, grounded in GENESIS data and closing with a practical call to action.
Chairs and Moderators: Dr. Ana Claudia De Souza (Brazil), Assoc. Prof. Aleksandra Pikula (Canada)
Speakers and Topics:
– The Data & the Road Ahead – Dr. Anna Gardin (Italy)
– Case Study: Women in Stroke in Low-Resource Countries – Dr. Helena Buque (Mozambique)
– The Landscape: Women in Academic Medicine – Prof. Marieke Wermer (Netherlands)
– Q&A discussion
Date & Time: June 3rd, 3-4pm (CEST)
Webinar Details
Speakers:
- Dr. Anna Gardin
- Dr. Helena Buque
- Prof. Marieke Wermer
Moderator:
- Dr. Ana Claudia De Souza
- Assoc. Prof. Aleksandra Pikula
