[AAA] Fwd: Register now for October 3rd's event Challenging Technical Privilege: How Race and Gender Matter

[Nicole Pan]

 Hey everyone!

Check out the event below. Spots are filling up fast so you should register
ASAP if you are interested.




*Challenging Technical Privilege: How Race and Gender Matter *

Friday *October 3*, 12-2:00 pm,
W20-307 (Mezzanine Lounge)
To be followed by a networking *reception* from 2-3:00 pm, Mezzanine Balcony
*Limited space, register soon!*

Silent Technical Privilege
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/programmer_privilege_as_an_asian_male_computer_science_major_everyone_gave.html>
occurs
when those who "look the part," or conform to society's stereotype of what
a tech-savvy, number-crunching programmer or engineer looks like, receive
the benefit of the doubt or implicit endorsement in technical settings.
The flipside of Silent Technical Privilege is Stereotype Threat, and other
hidden obstacles that those who do not fit the profile often experience in
pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education or
technical careers. Women, particularly women of color, have been largely
marginalized and underrepresented in STEM. This interactive symposium will
ask how Technical Privilege, Stereotype Threat and other forms of Implicit
Bias contribute to this underrepresentation. We aim to highlight,
elaborate, and develop strategies to address these issues. Join the
conversation at #techprivMIT.

*Speakers*:

Jane Stout, Director, Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP),
Computing Research Association

Gabriela A. Gonzalez, Senior STEM Strategist, Intel Corporate Affairs

Jean Yang, PhD student, MIT EECS/CSAIL

Tami Forrester, MIT Course 6, Class of 2015

Donna Milgram, Executive Director, National Institute for Women in Trades,
Technology and Science (IWITTS)

*Facilitated* by: Prof. Edmund Bertschinger, Prof. of Physics and Institute
Community and Equity Officer, MIT

The goal of this event is for students, faculty, staff and others in our
community to understand the impact of Implicit Bias, and to collectively
strategize with nationally-recognized experts and industry representatives
on the necessary steps to overcome it. We hope attendees will walk away
with practical strategies for combating Technical Privilege and Stereotype
Threat and building a truly inclusive and meritocratic tech community.

Free and open to the public.

*Registration* is suggested by Sept 29th due to limited space and can be
completed here:
http://challengingtechnicalprivilege.weebly.com


Co-sponsored by MIT Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), the Institute
Community and Equity Office (ICEO), the Office of Minority Education (OME),
the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and
the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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