Carers Week at EMBL

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the experiences carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families, workplaces and communities throughout Europe. 

To celebrate Carers Week at EMBL in 2022, the EDI Office wants to increase the visibility of people combining a career with caring responsibilities, and feature stories which reflect a diversity of experiences and approaches. In this context, the EDI Office is inviting the submission of short written pieces from EMBL employees on their experiences as carers. 

If you are interested in participating, please contact the EDI Office at edioffice@embl.org with your intent to contribute by September 20th.

Details:

Prompt

We ask you to reflect on the hard, rewarding, joyous, surprising, creative aspects of being a carer. How does that fit in and intersect with your EMBL working life?

Word Count

100-250 words

Content cues

• Describe a specific event or experience
• Short general piece on the intersection of caring and work
• Highlight feelings associated with being a carer

The piece may include a single image which the author feels relevant (please include a caption and/or alt text with the image).

Please also send your preferred name, job title, and caring responsibility to be published along with the reflection. The piece may also be published anonymously if preferred.

Layout:

Name, Job description, Caring responsibility

Image [with caption]

Reflection