A recent story in NPR Colorado Public Radio discusses how “Barriers For Women Today May Be Less Visible, But Not Less Real”. Read the full article here.
Tag: STEM
Gender Bias in Academia
From the hastac blog post: “The often unconscious and unintentional biases against women, including in academe, have been well documented in the autobiographical writings of authors such as Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Patricia Williams, and bell hooks. But is the experience they document merely “subjective”? Several recent social science research studies, using strictly controlled methodologies,…Read more
Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction
Science Scene: Internalized gender roles affect STEM performance, attraction [excerpt] When Cady Heron failed calculus in order to impress her crush, Aaron Samuels, in the film “Mean Girls,” she showed how detrimental internalized gender roles can be. Men often dislike when women outsmart them in traditionally male-dominated tasks, such as math or other analytical activities,…Read more
Front Range Workshop Success!
Front Range PROGRESS Workshop Success! October 10-11, 2015 Fifty three first and second year undergraduate women from five different schools in Colorado and Wyoming spent the weekend in Estes Park learning about their own strengths, career paths in earth and environmental sciences, meeting mentors, and forming a peer network that will hopefully support them through…Read more
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business History teaches us that beneath every glass ceiling is an iron woman, and iron is stronger than glass, especially when one iron woman joins forces with many. To read the article go to the Huffington Post
Diversifying Academia — talk at CSU
Diversifying Academia Dr. Ruth Hufbauer, Professor Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management @ Colorado State University October 14, 2015, 12:00 p.m. Clark C146