CITLS Program: Women in STEM: A Look through the Gender Studies Lens

Professor Mary Armstrong (Women’s & Gender Studies and English) will offer a presentation on the foundational concepts that the field of WGS adds to efforts at addressing the persistent underrepresentation of women in the sciences and engineering. She will draw on her experiences with the NSF ADVANCE program, her ongoing work on institutional change efforts for women in STEM and research in this area, and more than 15 years of directing WGS programs. This session is offered as a basic “primer” for faculty who are interested in how gender studies research can help break up the “women and STEM” deadlock and offer new perspectives that help create change. The session will conclude with some areas for possible further learning and action. [Lunch will be provided.]