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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin
SUMMARY:Why So Few? Unconscious Bias and Women in STEM\, Special Astro
 nomy Seminar\, Meg Urry\, Israel Munson Prof. of Physics & Astronomy\,
  Director of the Yale Center for Astrophysics
DESCRIPTION:The low numbers of women in STEM (Science\, Technology\, E
 ngineering\, and Mathematics) fields\, particularly physics and engine
 ering\, which come from differential attrition over many years\, are b
 ad for science. Once we understand why women and men fare differently 
 along the STEM career path\, we can change our processes to be unbiase
 d (as measured by outcome) with respect to gender\, minority status\, 
 or any other non-performance-related characteristic. This talk describ
 es what we know about "unconscious bias" from social science literatur
 e\, and suggests steps to broaden participation in STEM fields.<br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1854
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