women in science: reaching equilibrium, #scio14

Moderator:Katie Burke, PhD, American Scientist

@_klburke#ScioWomen

WOMEN IN SCIENCE: REACHING

EQUILIBRIUM

Contribute! Google Doc here:

http://bit.ly/1fOQ4y5

Discussion base:http://bit.ly/1cZX7SS

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

WOMEN ARE A MINORITY IN SCIENCE

http://bit.ly/1fsuq7T

WHAT WOMEN IN SCIENCE WANT…

Women planning a career in research

Women with alternate plans

http://rsc.li/1hrCsLE

WHAT WOMEN IN SCIENCE WANT… CHANGES.

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Women planning a career in research

Women with alternate plans

Blatant sexism

Institutional gender bias

Subtle gender bias

Lack of career confidence

WHAT HOLDS WOMEN BACK FROM PURSUING RESEARCH?

http://bit.ly/1cZX7SS

WOMEN LEAVE IN THE POSTDOC PHASE

http://bit.ly/1fsuq7T

http://bit.ly/1mvUM9t http://www.nsfpower.org

UNINTENDED REACTIONS

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UNINTENDED REACTIONS

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Listen actively

Do not be afraid to challenge one another by asking questions, but focus on ideas.

Body language and nonverbal responses can be as disrespectful as language

DISCUSSION GROUND RULES

Who needs to hear about howwomen do not advance in science? Who has the power to enact change?

WHO?

What problems, specifically, need to be communicated?

What is already being done?

What solutions could be suggested?

WHAT?

How should these problems and solutions be posed to these different audiences?

How might different audiences be prone to react to this information?

HOW?

TO BE CONTINUED…SEE YOU IN ROOM 6

Mini-hackathon tomorrow:4pm,Room 8a#scioHack

UNINTENDED REACTIONS

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UNINTENDED REACTIONS

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