Episode 32: Counting the Women in STEM with Claudine Schmuck, Gender Scan
Update: 2021-03-11
Description
How many women are working in STEM careers? What are the major hurdles to achieving gender equality? Claudine Schmuck founded Gender Scan to find out. While the project originates in France, Gender Scan is expanding to collect data from across the globe. In today’s episode, Kayla and Sally discuss the launch of the 2021 Gender Scan survey and how data collection is critical to supporting women in STEM.
Show notes:
Gender Scan Survey (scroll down and look left for the survey link)
https://www.genderscan.org/
-Be sure to answer “Double Shelix” when asked “Are you answering to this survey following the suggestion of a partner of Gender Scan?”
-The progress bar will make the survey seem quite long, but you actually only need to answer about a quarter of the questions to complete the general survey. You will then have the option to complete additional surveys about specific subtopics.
Meet Time’s First-Ever Kid of the Year
https://time.com/5916772/kid-of-the-year-2020/
Timnit Gebru’s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI
https://www.wired.com/story/timnit-gebru-exit-google-exposes-crisis-in-ai/
Show notes:
Gender Scan Survey (scroll down and look left for the survey link)
https://www.genderscan.org/
-Be sure to answer “Double Shelix” when asked “Are you answering to this survey following the suggestion of a partner of Gender Scan?”
-The progress bar will make the survey seem quite long, but you actually only need to answer about a quarter of the questions to complete the general survey. You will then have the option to complete additional surveys about specific subtopics.
Meet Time’s First-Ever Kid of the Year
https://time.com/5916772/kid-of-the-year-2020/
Timnit Gebru’s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI
https://www.wired.com/story/timnit-gebru-exit-google-exposes-crisis-in-ai/
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