Spring 2020 Schedule
Thursday, March 5th 5-6:30PM in ECCR 257
- Film Screening: Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani
- We will hold a brief discussion following the showing of this 60 minute documentary. There is no reading for this event.
Tuesday, March 31st 4-5PM on Zoom
- Theme: Implicit Bias
- Reading: Selected chapters from Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
- Contact Zofia to receive a copy of the book, paid for by AWM!
Previous Readings (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019):
- The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science by Julie Des Jardins: (1) Assistants, Housekeepers, and Interchangeable Parts (Intro) and (2) The Cult of Masculinity in the Age of Heroic Science (Intro)
- Whistling Vivaldi by Calude Steele: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 9
- The Sexual Politics of Genius by Moon Duchin & Reducing Stereotype Threat (1 page)
- Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Chapter 7 with guest Dr. Lauren Czaplicki
- Body Projects of Young Women of Color in Physics: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Science by Maria Ong
- CSforALL - Our Modern Day Space Race by Ruthe Farmer & Can Title IX Change STEM Culture? with guest Ruthe Farmer
- Targeted Workplace Incivility: The Roles of Belongingness, Embarrassment, and Power, by Hershcovis et al. with guest Julie Volckens
- Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey
- Why Archive of Our Own’s Surprise Hugo Nomination Is Such a Big Deal, by Casey Fiesler with guest Casey Fiesler