[Sci-tech-public] October 10th symposium at Harvard: "Beyond Bias and Barriers"

[Debbie Meinbresse]

Please forward this symposium information to faculty and graduate students.

>SYMPOSIUM: BEYOND BIAS AND BARRIERS
>October 10, 2007        1:45-6:00pm
>Radcliffe Gymnasium, Radcliffe Yard, Harvard University
>
>This symposium will examine the 2007 National Academy of Sciences 
>(NAS) "Beyond Bias and Barriers" report on women in science and 
>engineering, which identifies widespread institutional practices and 
>biases that disadvantage women in science and engineering 
>careers.  The symposium will bring together report
>authors and members of the Harvard community in a discussion of how 
>we can work together to
>improve the status and experience of women in science and 
>engineering.  Full schedule and agenda details can be found at 
>http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/hgwise/Images/BBBposter.pdf
>
>TOPICS AND SPEAKERS:
>CURRENT STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE
>Maria Zuber--E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, Massachusetts 
>Institute of Technology
>
>HOW INSTITUTIONS IMPACT DIVERSITY
>Nan Keohane--Harvard University Corporation member, Laurance 
>S.  Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs 
>at Princeton University, and former President of Duke University
>
>WHAT HARVARD CAN DO
>Barbara Grosz--Interim Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced 
>Studies and Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences
>
>PANEL DISCUSSION
>Evelynn Hammonds, Moderator--Senior Vice Provost for Faculty 
>Diversity and Development and Rosenkrantz Professor of the History 
>of Science and of African and African American Studies
>
>A reception will follow the presentations.
>
>We hope that you will be able to attend! RSVPs to 
>hgwise at hcs.harvard.edu are strongly encouraged but not required.
>
>Sponsored by Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering 
>(HGWISE), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), and 
>Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS)
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