The Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Stanford University

Forum Discussion

Gender in Math, Science, and Engineering: Stanford Researchers Discuss New and Important Evidence

Friday, February 4, 10:00am -11:30am, Bldg 320, Room 105

This forum responds to debates sparked by Summers' remarks that women lack "innate ability" in math and science. Stanford experts focus on inequities in institutions of higher learning, teaching environments that encourage women in engineering and math, how gender analysis can bring new insights to science, and psychological differences in brain processing between men and women.

Participants:

Londa Schiebinger, Barbara D. Finberg Director of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and Professor of History of Science, is an international expert on gender in science. Her remarks
Jo Boaler, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Clayman Institute for Gender Research Faculty Advisory Board member, is an international expert on mathematics and gender. Her remarks
Ruth O'Hara, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, focuses on the integration of psychological, biological, and genetic approaches to understanding cognitive function. Her remarks
Sheri Sheppard, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Clayman Institute for Gender Research Faculty Advisory Board member, studies how individuals acquire the abilities to successfully engage in engineering work. Her remarks

Co-sponsor: Faculty Women's Forum, Stanford University

Contact Information: Jane M. Gruba-Chevalier, Administrative Associate, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, 556 Salvatierra Walk, Serra House, Stanford, CA 94305-8640; Tel. (650) 723-1994; Fax (650) 725-0374; jmgruba@stanford.edu

Video: Streaming Video of the Forum
Users need to have Real Player 9.0 or later. If you would like to download the free Real Player software, find the "Free Real Player" link located in the upper right hand corner of the following page, choose the "Basic Player" download. Real Player download

Press Coverage:
ABC News, Channel 7, Feb. 4, 6:30pm

San Jose Mercury News

KansasCity.com

L.A. Times

Article by Stanford President John Hennessy, Princeton President Shirley Tilghman, and MIT President Susan Hockfield www.boston.com

Article about Three Presidents' Response to Summers www.boston.com

Article by Myra Strober The Chronicle of Higher Education

Log of Press on the Controversy: www.anitaborg.org

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