Panel: The Gender Gap in Science

Mathematical and natural sciences have long and honorable traditions of participation by highly creative women contributors. However, the percentages of women scientists remain shockingly low and there is a significant gender gap at all levels between women and men. Barriers to achievement by women persist, especially in developing countries.
The international and interdisciplinary project “A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It?” (2017-2019) is producing sound data to support the analysis of the gender gap and the choices of interventions that the International Council for Science (ICSU) and its member unions can feasibly undertake.
Moreover, the project aims to provide easy access to materials proven to be useful in encouraging girls and young women to study and pursue education in mathematics and natural sciences.
The panel will discuss the various aspects of the gender gap, the progress of the project and the agenda for the near future.

Panelists:

Ragni Piene
University of Oslo

Marie-Francoise Roy
Institut de recherche mathématique de Rennes, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Gender Gap Project

Margo Seltzer
University of British Columbia

Jessica Carter
University of Southern Denmark

Anna Wienhard (via Skype)
Heidelberg University

Anna Vasilchenko
Young researcher, Newcastle University

Fernando Seabra Chirigati
Young researcher, New York University


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