Women in Science: Challenges at the Intersection of Gender, Race & Culture
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Women in Science: ���Challenges at the Intersection
of Gender, Race & Culture Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer
Manager of Outreach Programs Dept. of Biostatistics
University of Washington
Verónica Guajardo Assistant Director Washington MESA
Community College Program
Stephanie Gardner Associate Director LSAMP Program
University of Washington
Sponsored by:
Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Washington MESA Community College Program
Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation Diversity Committee, School of Public Health
Women: 50% of U.S. population... 28% S&E workforce
SOURCE: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2013
Women of color: 16% of U.S. population... 5% of S&E workforce
Seeds of underrepresentation
• Perceived gender barriers and stereotypes are high (e.g. science not for girls)
• Middle school is a critical point
• Gap between STEM interest and career choice
• Girls of color have high interest in STEM but fewer supports, less exposure and lower academic achievement
SOURCE: Generation STEM: What Girls say about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
More women than men earn higher education degrees, but more men earn S&E degrees
Overall
58% bachelor’s
60% master’s
50% PhD’s
Math
43.1% bachelor’s
39.9% master’s
29.9% PhD’s
Biosciences
57.8% bachelor’s
56.2% master’s
52.2% PhD’s
Physical sciences
40.9% bachelor’s
40.2% master’s
32.9% PhD’s
Computer sciences
18.2% bachelor’s
27.5% master’s
21.5% PhD’s
Engineering
18.4% bachelor’s
22.3% master’s
23.2% PhD’s
Data shown for 2010 only. SOURCE: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2013
Women of color earn 12% bachelor’s, ���10% master’s and 9% PhD degrees
SOURCE: Accelerating Change for Women Faculty of Color in STEM: Policy, Action and Collaboration
10.6%
7.9%
3.9%
Underrepresentation persists in���leadership and senior faculty positions
SOURCES: Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering; Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering 2013
Women, Full-time professorships Women of color, Full-time professorships
Factors contributing to the underrepresentation
of women in science
Psychosocial factors
ADAPTED FROM: M Johns, T Schmader, and A Martens (2005) Psychological Science. SOURCE: Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
• Isolation
• Stereotype threat
• ‘Keep up and catch up’
Moss-Racusin et al. (2012) PNAS
Implicit bias
• Institutional policies
• Lack of roles models, mentors and sponsors
• Lack of outreach
• Lower salaries
Other factors
“Science careers in the context of gender and race or ethnic bias have been a major part of our lives, setting us apart at every turn.” - Jewel Plummer Cobb!
Double Bind : Sexism and Racism
The Double Bind: The Price of Being a Minority Woman in Science (1975)
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What can we do?������
How can we build a more supportive environment?
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Action!
What can we do as communities to improve the climate for women in science?
How do we engage people to turn them into
advocates?
How do we address the challenges (e.g. implicit bias)?
How do we create synergy? How can we leverage our positions within
our communities to effect change?
Who are the key players in this conversation?
What can we do as individuals to improve the climate for women in science?
What can we do as an institution to improve the climate for women in science?
How do we move towards action?
Action!
Some useful links Accelerating Change for Women Faculty of Color in STEM: Policy, Action, and Collaboration Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering National Science Foundation (NSF)
Causal Factors and Interventions Workshop National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics American Association of University Women
Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Girl Scout Research Institute
The Double Bind: The Price of Being a Minority Women in Science American Association for the Advancement of Science
Borinqueña: A New Space for Puerto Rican and Hispanic Women in Science Ciencia Puerto Rico
Association of Women in Science (AWIS)
Scientista Foundation