How can we achieve gender equality in STEM?
This International Women’s Day takeover episode, with special guest host BioTechniques’ Senior Digital Editor Abi Sawyer, takes a look at the results of Future Science Group’s (London, UK) survey for the scientific community on gender equality and parity in STEM.Abi’s guests on this episode are the Vice President of Epidemiology and Clinical Evidence at IQVIA (NC, USA), Dr Christina Mack; the Executive Director for the Pharmaceutical Research Computing Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (MD, USA), Dr Ebere Onukwugha; a Lecturer, Science Communicator and Author based in Cardiff (UK), Dr Emma Yhnell; and the Director of the Neuroscience Center Microscopy Core at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (NC, USA), Dr Michelle Itano.They discuss the results of Future Science Group’s survey, share their own experiences of gender inequality as well as situations where they’ve felt supported, and outline how the STEM community can push further towards gender equality and parity. Contents:Introduction: 00:00 – 1:47Gender inequality, experiences and impact on STEM careers: 1:48 – 10:41Underlying reasons for gender disparity in STEM: 10:42 – 17:51Promoting gender equality in the STEM work environment: 17:52 – 30:34Looking forward: representation and mentoring: 30:35 – 39:32Conclusions: 39:33 – 40:10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.