Creating an inclusive STEM culture
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IGNITE presentation: Exploring the problem of the under-representation of girls and women in STEM and encouraging changing STEM culture to be more inclusive. Presented at CESImeet at #cesi40 (Galway, Ireland)
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Creating an inclusive STEM culture
- 1. STEM #ITwomen #ITgirls Catherine Cronin • @catherinecronin • #CESImeet • 22/02/13
- 2. STEM “...a pathway to be curious, to create, to think and figure things out.” – Ainissa Ramirez
- 4. persistent & progressive under-representation of women in STEM
- 5. STEM
- 6. STEM
- 7. STEM information media campaigns role models mentoring
- 8. after 30+ years... 15% women in STEM
- 9. STEM ? information media campaigns role models mentoring
- 10. Science & technology socially constructed, not neutral STEM information media campaigns role models mentoring
- 11. Science & technology socially constructed, not neutral STEM information media campaigns role models mentoring
- 12. STEM information media campaigns change STEM culture role models to be more inclusive mentoring
- 14. Coder Dojo Girls Sunday, March 3rd 4 – 5pm GMT G+ Hangout “going beyond traditional tech gender stereotypes”
- 15. Carrie Anne Philbin @missphilbin @GeekGurlDiaries www.geekgurldiaries.co.uk Kim Wilkins @kimxtom @TeenTechGirl www.teentechgirls.org
- 17. STEM creating an inclusive culture
- 18. culture is us. our beliefs, our stories STEM culture is us. STEM teachers, students, lecturers, researchers, scientists, engineers, IT geeks, Coder Dojo mentors
- 19. We make culture. We can change culture. Let’s change STEM culture to be more inclusive for the benefit of all.
- 20. Thank you! Catherine Cronin @catherinecronin slideshare.net/cicronin about.me/catherinecronin CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 catherinecronin
Hinweis der Redaktion
- STEM asks WHY and HOW...
- “Deficit view” of girls and women, encouraged to adapt and fit into SET “as is”.
- Sci + Tech incorporates stereotypically masculine Values & Practices, because of its history, practitioners and locations.White, Western cultures: technical competence consitutes an integral part of stereotypical masculine identityWhite, Western cultures: lack of technical competence constitutes an integral part of stereotypical feminine identityStereotypes of Masculinity = Stereotypes of Engineering/Scientist, e.g. logical, abstract, non-emotional, independent, competitiveGirls/Women may experience conflict between Feminine gender identity & Masculine culture of STEMThus, girls actively resist for valid reasons, rather than having misconceptions.
- Sci + Tech incorporates stereotypically masculine Values & Practices, because of its history, practitioners and locations.White, Western cultures: technical competence consitutes an integral part of stereotypical masculine identityWhite, Western cultures: lack of technical competence constitutes an integral part of stereotypical feminine identityStereotypes of Masculinity = Stereotypes of Engineering/Scientist, e.g. logical, abstract, non-emotional, independent, competitiveGirls/Women may experience conflict between Feminine gender identity & Masculine culture of STEMThus, girls actively resist for valid reasons, rather than having misconceptions.
- Change STEM culture to be more inclusive, of all people.