This National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program includes research on gender equity issues, and seeks to improve recruitment, retention, and advancement of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academic disciplines.
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School Vote Stirs Debate on Girls as Leaders
School Vote Stirs Debate on Girls as Leaders
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
A letter by girls at Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., cites embarrassment at the plight of female students at a progressive institution.
Top 7 Reasons Why Smart Women Should Speak Up
Video recording of Shari Graydon’s lecture at UBC: The Top 7 Reasons Why Smart Women
Should Speak Up http://vpacademic.ubc.ca/faculty-equity-and-diversity-initiatives/media-skills/
Grandma Got STEM
I would like to counter the implication that grannies (gender + maternity + age) might not easily pick up on technical/theoretical ideas. As a start, I’m planning public awareness / art projects using grandmothers’ pictures+names+connections to STEM. This blog is where I’ll collect the info.: Grandma Got Stem http://ggstem.wordpress.com/
Attracting – and Retaining – Female Engineers
Attracting – and Retaining – Female Engineers
http://blog.whitetruffle.com/post/45875251172/attracting-and-retaining-female-engineers
Why Gender Equality Stalled
SUNDAY REVIEW | February 17, 2013
OPINION: Why Gender Equality Stalled <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/opinion/sunday/why-gender-equality-stalled.html?emc=eta1>
BY STEPHANIE COONTZ
Betty Friedan prompted a revolution in attitudes. But our system still favors old stereotypes.
Girls Lead in Science Exam, but not in the United States
New York Times: Girls Lead in Science Exam, but Not in the United States
Girls outperformed boys in more countries in a science test given to 15-year-old students in 65 countries, but in the United States, the scores reverse.
Women, men and power
Posted March 14, 2012
Joanna Coles, Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan Magazine, discusses women, men and power: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_bn7#/video/bestoftv/2013/03/13/ac-joanna-coles-powerful-women.cnn
Sheryl Sandberg’s Feminist Call to Arms
‘Lean In’: Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Explains What’s Holding Women Back
by NPR Staff, March 11, 2013 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/173740524/lean-in-facebooks-sheryl-sandberg-explains-whats-holding-women-back
Say no to all male panels
Pledge to refuse to participate in all male panels at science and tech conferences
OASIS Fall 2013 applications being accepted
OASIS Falll 2013 leadership and profesional development program applications now being accepted: http://stemuppa.org/?page_id=49
