Social Factors and Underrepresentation, with a focus on women in STEM

Date & Time: Thursday, October 14 @ 5:30pm

Event Description: In this conversation, Professor Margaret Beck will explore some of the factors that impact underrepresented and historically excluded groups, such as implicit bias, imposter syndrome, microagressions, and intersectionality. The talk will draw both from research in these topics as well as Professor Beck’s personal experience as a mathematician.

Event Speaker: Professor Margaret Beck

Professor Beck is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Mathematics Instruction in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Boston University.

Read her full bio here.

Attendance: A QR code will be posted at this event, where you can check-in. Please note that you will need to fill out this form in order to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event.

Additional Information / Interactive Websites

Download Women in STEM posters: https://womenyoushouldknow.net/downloadable-stem-role-models-posters/

The every day sexism project: https://everydaysexism.com/

Interactive website that allows you to “explore the words used to describe male and female teachers in about 14 million reviews from RateMyProfessor.com“: http://benschmidt.org/profGender/

Take an implicit bias test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Read about the benefits of having a growth mindset in “The secret to raising smart kids,” by Carol S. Dweck: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24939762

NYTimes article: This Is How Everyday Sexism Could Stop You From Getting That Promotion