Empa owes much of its success to its investment in women, such as Irene Ferretto, doctoral candidate from the Advanced Materials Processing Lab. Image: Empa
Empa owes much of its success to its investment in women, such as Irene Ferretto, doctoral candidate from the Advanced Materials Processing Lab. Image: Empa - Empa has been committed to creating equal opportunities for women and men for several decades. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, 2022, the institution presents seven women from research whose contributions have helped strengthen Empa's reputation on a national and international scale. Dr. Tanja Zimmermann, Head of Department "Functional Materials" and succeeding CEO of Empa. Why would you encourage girls and young women to work in science? Working in science means that you can immerse yourself with curiosity, passion and creativity in a subject that really interests you and leads to new materials, technologies and systems. I always felt a bit like I was allowed to pursue a hobby intensively. The best teams were always the mixed teams with men and women.
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