BBC: ‘People ask me where the doctor is’

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-45654320/people-ask-me-where-the-doctor-is

Quote:

“Dr Hayaatun Sillem is used to people asking her where Dr Sillem is – and they’re usually quite embarrassed to find out that she’s standing right in front of them.

Since becoming the first woman to take the top job at the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dr Sillem has charged ahead with her mission to change perceptions of modern engineering.

In January, she created a social media campaign to encourage teenagers from all backgrounds to consider a career in engineering. The videos, which were shared on Facebook and YouTube, have had 16 million views.

Video journalist: Hannah Gelbart“

Athena SWAN @ EECS @ QMUL

The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is proud to be a supporter of the Athena SWAN charter, “Recognising commitment to advancing women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research.”

Activities in EECS @ QMUL demonstrating this support include the G.Hack tech gals initiative, the CS4FN magazine whose 2nd issue focuses on women in computing, echoing Karen Spark-Jone’s words, “Computing’s too important to be left to men,” WISE@QMUL, and MzTEK, which focusses on women artists working in new media, computer arts, and technology.

Who are we – members of the QMUL EECS Athena Swan self assessment team
Events @ QMUL and in the UK – seminars, workshops, conferences, societies at QMUL
News on WISE and Women in Leadership – articles in the Guardian, NYTimes, Times Higher Education, the BBC, etc.

Videos by International Organisations – videos by international organisations like UNESCO and NYTimes

Statistics – statistics on gender and science

Resources – links to the Equality Challenge Unit, UNESCO, and more

Professional Societies – links to engineering societies supporting women
Training and Test Modules – links to training and self assessment modules like Project Implicit

Conferences – international conferences with focus on women in computing / engineering

WISE@QMUL: MOVIE SCREENING: CODE-DEBUGGING THE GENDER GAP

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Date: 11th May 2016
Time: 6pm
Room: Fogg Lecture Theatre, Mile End Campus
The movie is 80 minutes long and will be followed by a discussion. There is also going to be wine and nibbles, so please RSVP so that we can provide enough catering:
The CODE documentary exposes the dearth of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap. CODE raises the question: what would society gain from having more women and minorities code?
The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how this critical gap can be closed.
We welcome both men and women, and academics from undergraduates to professors.
Please note we are aware that this event falls outside of Athena SWAN core hours. We strive to provide events that fulfill the Athena SWAN criteria but are also aware that longer events in the middle of the day can be very intrusive to working schedules and therefore try to have a mix of both lunchtime and evening events. Our next event on June 17thwill be a lunchtime panel discussion “Experiences of getting to the top in academia”. If you are interested in a repeat screening of “CODE” during Athena SWAN core hours, we are happy to organise this, please email us so that we can gauge interest.

NYTimes: Trump plays the Man’s Card

Source: www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/opinion/sunday/trump-plays-the-mans-card.html

Quotes:

“The evidence is that the woman’s card is less than worthless: There’s abundant research showing that men and women alike tend to judge women more harshly than men. One of the best-known experiments is called the Goldberg paradigm, and it asks research subjects to evaluate an essay or speech. In countries all over the world, both men and women judge the same piece more negatively when they are told it is by a woman, more positively when they believe it is by a man.”

“Today it’s not a clear-cut case of men oppressing women. It seems to be more about unconscious bias, a patriarchal attitude that is absorbed and transmitted by men and women alike — which is one reason women often aren’t much help to other women.”

“… in Spain, researchers found that having more women randomly assigned to a committee evaluating judiciary candidates actually hurts the prospects of female candidates. A similar study found that on Italian academic evaluation committees, women evaluate female candidates more harshly than men do.”

“A central challenge is that it’s difficult for women to be perceived as both competent and likable”

“It has been said that Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did — just backward and in high heels.”

LATimes: Angry While Female

Source: www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-critics-notebook-angry-women-20160428-snap-htmlstory.html

Quote:

“But it was Ripa who sparked a direct conversation about the issue of anger itself. … Like Ann Curry (unceremoniously pushed out as “Today” show co-host in 2012) and MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry (who told her staff she would not be used as “a token, mammy or little brown bobble head” for the network’s election coverage after her show was preempted without discussion), Ripa was seen by many as yet another woman being kept out of the loop of her own career by male bosses and colleagues.

“Why, asked thousands of Twitter and Facebook users, can’t a woman be outraged without being labeled a diva? … As clashing reactions to Ripa and far too many studies reveal, women are still often penalized for getting angry, even when anger is the appropriate reaction to the situation.”

“Men shout in righteous rage, but women who raise their voices are still often seen as losing control or, heaven forbid, “shrill.””

WISE@QMUL: WISE QUIZ NIGHT ON MARCH 8TH

WHEN:Tuesday 8th of March, 6:00 – 8:00pm
WHERE: Senior Common Room Bar, Queens’ Building, Mile End Campus
RSVP AT: https://goo.gl/jxu6f1(Please RSVP so that we can provide enough catering)
WISE@QMUL are delighted to host a Pub Quiz at the SCR bar for international women’s day. This is a great excuse to get all of your friends together for a catch up and a laugh. A pub quiz is a fun evening and if you’re lucky you could be going home with some top prizes!
Form your teams and come to have fun and challenge the finest minds in Queen Mary. Teams will be formed of 4 to 5 people. Teams can be formed in advance or you can find teammates on site but don’t forget to register.
Entry is free. All are welcome.
Will you be WISE enough and win the quiz? Let’s see that next Tuesday.