EqualiTea Speaker Series-Women & Technology Careers featuring Dr. Kristin Austin

Name: EqualiTea Speaker Series-Women & Technology Careers featuring Dr. Kristin Austin
Start: 2022-03-02T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-03-02T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Online Event

by Center for Women and Gender Equity

Social Justice #RamPlan

Wed, Mar 2, 2022

3 PM – 4 PM EST (GMT-5)

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Men and women's enrollment in introductory computer sciences courses is mostly equal. However, at the end of that first course, women's enrollment in subsequent courses drops by more than 86%! And guess what? This drop-off is not due to grades! Why are men persisting in technology courses and majors and women are not? Spoiler alert: lack of representation; misogyny; microaggressions; and imposter syndrome. Let's discuss!

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