2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Session

R1-4 Inclusive Science Education (Part 2) (DPE/CEWIP) I Éducation scientifique inclusive (2ième partie) (DEP/CEFEP)

R1-4

14 Jun 2018, 08:00

Dalhousie University

Conveners

R1-4 Inclusive Science Education (Part 2) (DPE/CEWIP) I Éducation scientifique inclusive (2ième partie) (DEP/CEFEP)

• A.W. Peet (University of Toronto)

2185. Gender Diversity in Sciences: Challenges and Benefits (I)

Eve Langelier (Universite de Sherbrooke)

14/06/2018, 08:00

Women in Physics / Femmes en physique (CEWIP-CEFEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Why are there so few women in some disciplines of sciences and engineering (SG)? What can we do to change the numbers? How can we improve the inclusion and well-being of female students in these disciplines? Why should we care? In this presentation, we will explore these questions.

Through her life, from a young child to an adult on the labor market, a woman encounters some barriers that may...

2317. Is closing the gender gap in Physics and Engineering in Ontario possible? (I)

Martin Williams (University of Guelph)

14/06/2018, 08:30

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

There are more women entering STEM disciplines than ever before. However, despite huge improvement in pedagogy over the last twenty years, both physics and engineering continue to have persistent and entrenched gender divides; only about 20% of Canadian undergraduate and graduate students in both physics and engineering are women. The reasons why relatively few women enter physics and...