Women in Science Training Feedback
WiSET member Dr Rachel Van Besouw attended the Quercus ‘Women in Science & Engineering’ training day in February. Their training resources are not publicly available but Rachel recommends the course for post docs and new lecturers, and has supplied a few notes and a reading list here to inspire us
- Men are 6 times more likely than women to work in STEM
- Only 2 out of 44 fellows appointed by the Royal Society in 2012 were female
- Take the Implicit Association Test for Gender to check out your biases at and look up the study Science Faculty’s Subtle Bias Favours Males by Moss-Racusin et al (2012)
Isn’t it interesting how media representations of women emphasise what women scientists look like, to sell ‘science is sexy’ rather than ‘science is serious’
- Do women academics do more at home? See http://www.aaup.org/article/housework-academic-issue
Reading List
· Etzkowitz et al. (2000) Athena Unbound: The advancement of women in science & technology. Cambridge University Press
· Fine (2010) Delusions of Gender: The real science behind sex differences. Icon Books
· Hewlett et al. (2008) The Athena Factor: Reversing the brain drain in science. Engineering & Technology Harvard Business Review
· Lober Newsome (2008) The Chemistry PhD: The impact on women’s retention. A report for the UKRC and the Royal Society of Chemistry
· Pritchard (2006) Success Strategies for Women in Science: A portable mentor. Academic Press
· The Royal Society of Edinburgh (2012) Tapping All Our Talents. Women in STEM: A strategy for Scotland
· Yeung (2008) http://www.robyeung.com/tag/confidence/ Pearson Education Ltd.
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