Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to Women in STEM.
The rise of femtech
Is femtech an innovative and disruptive space for women’s health, or simply a buzzword?
Conversations with men engineers contribute to burnout for women engineers
This study indicates that due to social identity threat, women engineers experience mental exhaustion at a much higher rate than men engineers.
How we doubled the representation of women in Engineering at Clio
Clio explains how the company used research from the Institute for Gender and the Economy to successfully implement a gender quota.
Des entreprises ont recours à la technologie pour favoriser la diversité
Sarah Kaplan discute dans le Huffington Post comment l'intelligence artificielle est utilisée pour lutter contre les préjugés sur le lieu de travail.
How gender norms are maintained in engineering culture
In this study, evidence suggests that engineering education socializes women engineers into reproducing its norms and values, which upholds gender inequality in the profession.
Closing the gender gap in STEM
Companies, organizations, and academic programs can help close the gender gap in STEM. Here's how.
Industry Partner Workshop | March 2019
In our third Industry Partner Workshop on March 21, 2019 our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as gender bias in evaluations, covering in job applications and reporting sexual harassment.
Medicina di genere. Lo speciale di The Lancet
A paper by Sonia Kang and Sarah Kaplan, which recently appeared in a special edition of The Lancet, was mentioned in an article at Quotidianosanità.it.
Canada lacks gender diversity in AI industry, lags in wage equality: WEF study
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the CBC about the lack of diversity in Canada's AI workforce.
Five gender equality solutions for medicine and science
Sonia Kang and Sarah Kaplan's research for The Lancet on five gender equality solutions for medicine and science appears in Scitech Europa.