Archives: Women in Academia

Monday, September 12, 2016

Not distracted…

There are amazing women in STEM who have revolutionized their fields.  Just in case you think female scientists are just too #distractinglysexy to be brilliant, spend some time watching these TED talks by outstanding... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Lecture on ‘Work-Life Balance: Rhetoric versus Reality’

Hosted by Carleton's Women in Science & Engineering Network, Linda Duxbury, from the Sprott School of Business will be talking on Work-Life Balance: Rhetoric versus Reality. Date: Thursday April 14, 2016 Time: 1:00 pm Where:  Multi-Media Lab (Room 482) MacOdrum Library This talk draws on Dr. Duxbury's extensive research in the area of... More

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Continued evidence of gender bias in teaching evaluations

Teaching ratings form one of the inputs for decisions regarding tenure and promotion, teaching awards, and sometimes merit evaluations at Universities. But what do they actually measure?  For many years, there have been complaints that they are a better index of grade expectations and instructor gender than actual teaching effectiveness. Yet... More

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Women can start the conversation

You thought that you'd crossed the highest hurdle? Renate Ysseldyk suggests that getting the PhD was the easy part! Now comes juggling the rest of your life with your academic aspirations in a culture that does the talk (sometimes), but not the walk.  Sharing the reality of your experiences is a first step.  Read... More

Friday, September 25, 2015

First time science book prize won by lone female author

In its 27 year history, this is the first time that Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books has awarded the prize to a lone female author. Gaia Vince's 'Adventures in the Anthropocene' on the effects of climate change globally was the unanimous choice of the adjudication panel. Read more. Thumbnail photo: Ada Yonath, winner of the... More

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Promoting gendered innovations

Have you heard about the Seoul Declaration?  This is an international declaration that formalizes recognition of the impacts of gender bias in research on the quality and applicability of scientific research, and the need to address the issues.  Find out more in an article entitled Promoting Gendered Innovations: The Seoul Declaration.... More

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Amazing women in Science

In case there was any doubt, Science covers 15 amazing women in science today. Women are undeniably underrepresented in the science and technology disciplines. If this is to change, it is important to recognize their exceptional contributions, as these women represent important role models and are fundamental to changing perceptions and... More

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Yes, bias still exists…

A couple of months ago, W. Williams & S. Ceci caused a flurry of activity in response to research they published in PNAS suggesting that if anything, the gender bias in science was in favour of women, or at least it was in simulated hirings in the lab.  Although there has already been considerable... More

Sunday, June 21, 2015

STEM women in Canada…

Despite more young women studying the STEM disciplines, it appears that little else has changed in the past 25 years.  Today, 22% of the STEM workforce is female (compared to 20% in 1987), and pay inequities continue.  Find out more at Gender inequality in STEM is very real for Canadian women. Thumbnail photo: Francoise Barr-Sinoussi, winner... More

Sunday, June 21, 2015

The women science forgot

Jawad Iqbal of the BBC posted an article that points out numerous women scientists that have contributed to major discoveries, and yet did not receive acknowledgement.  Understanding our history is as important as ensuring that women's scientific excellence is recognized today. Read http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33157396 Thumbnail... More

Monday, June 15, 2015

#Just1action4WIS

In response to the virtual lynching of Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt, Athene Donald posts a blog questioning whether the invective comments and the pressure for him to resign because of comments that painted him as sexist were merited.  Instead of attacking an individual with no history of, in fact, behaving in a sexist... More

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Engineering Exchanges

Social identity threat occurs when negative stereotypes associated with an individual's identity are made salient, making them to feel anxious about their abilities and to under perform.  Many highly competent women engineers might experience such threats in the workplace, and this study suggests that such daily threats can result in feelings... More

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