Technology can perpetuate and even amplify social patterns of injustice by consciously or unconsciously encoding human bias. Understanding underlying #intersectional discrimination structures in society can help develop more just and responsible technologies #NewPathwaysHelsinki

Philomena Essed, professor of critical race, gender and leadership studies at Antioch University, says universities must redefine excellence; academia has become a cultural clone of organisations #newpathwayshelsinki

The GEARING-Roles team taking part at #NewPathwaysHelsinki. So many people gearing together to foster #GenderEquality in research and innovation #EU2019FI

Angela Kocze Central European University: We need to look at how the system of power affects those who are marginalised. If we’re going to follow the same pace with #intersectionality that we’ve followed concerning gender & racial equality, the change is going to take forever. It's time to take action!

Louise Morley: this year it's bern 30 years since Kimberle Crenshaw introduced the concept of #intersectionality . we must use it not only as an #analyticalconcept but aslo #methodologicaltool. #NewPathwaysHelsinki #EU2019FI

Louise Morley University of Sussex very topical, highlighting the dangers of different opposed groups fighting while the mainstream flourishes. “We need coalitions not competition,” she says #NewPathwaysHelsinki

#intersectionality in research and innovation - what and why? Angela Kocze comments that we need to change the approach to research, intersectionality is a concept and an analytical tool for identifying structures of power. #NewPathwaysHelsinki

Philomena Essed Antioch University: #Intersectionality is a good concept from a political perspective as people can’t be reduced to one dimension. It's also imprecise, the idea of various dimensions coming from various directions and meeting somewhere. "A whole person approach is needed."

Enjoying so much the inputs from Philomena Essed! Values for change in HE organisations: clear Social Justice Mission; foster collaboration, not competition; personal approach v. set of brains #NewPathwaysHelsinki #EU2019FI GEARING-Roles Deusto Research Universidad Deusto - Deustuko Unibertsitatea

Philomena Essed reminds, if you don’t change the values, the goal of gender equality and intersectionality will fail. #research #innovation #NewPathwaysHelsinki

Angela Kocze Central European University ends the panel with strong words: In order to address the topic of #intersectionality, we need to redistribute power, hierarchies and representation. "Having this panel gives out a signal that we need to focus more on this topic." #NewPathwaysHelsinki #EU2019FI

As we're approaching the end of the conference, it is a good moment to take a look back at the discussions we've had in Helsinki these past two days. What has been your main takeaway from the New Pathways conference? Tweet your answer with the #NewPathwaysHelsinki hashtag!

#NewPathwaysHelsinki our main take-home message: it is all about collaboration. We need to work together, all academic fields, all sectors, to foster real change.Interdisciplinarity, intersectionality and inclusion fundamental values for real change. #EU2019FI Universidad Deusto - Deustuko Unibertsitatea

The major outcome of #NewPathwaysHelsinki is the #HelsinkiCallforAction, a recommendation to research & funding organizations as well as member states and policy makers to advance #GenderEquality & #intersectionality in R&I. The document will be published after the conference!

Finnish Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen wrapping up #NewPathwaysHelsinki: "One of the main priorities of EU2019FI is to enhance an innovation-led EU. We need all available resources on board, regardless of gender, ethnical background & sexual orientation."

And so it is that the #NewPathwaysHelsinki conference has come to an end. Thank you for all of our speakers, participants and online followers for a magnificent two days discussing #equality and #diversity in #research & #innovation. Some food for thought! #EU2019FI

.Ellie Bothwell Times Higher Education writes about the panel at #NewPathwaysHelsinki on #SexualHarassment in HE. Fredrik Bondestam Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg suggested that funding should be given to individual researchers, not PIs, to stop the "financing of sexual abuse”. timeshighereducation.com/news/fund-indi…

Fund individual academics, not PIs, ‘to stamp out sexual abuse’. My story from this week's #NewPathwaysHelsinki conference on gender equality in research and innovation bit.ly/2p38LA7