Speaker
Description
Concern about the inclusion and fair treatment of all individuals wishing to pursue a degree in science is perhaps stronger now that it has ever been. Examples include studies related to pay equity, conferences for women in STEM disciplines, and NSERC’s new guidelines regarding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The situation is regarded as particularly acute in Physics, where males still numerically dominate at all levels of post-secondary education.
I shall provide a somewhat personal perspective, describing how I have addressed these issues in my teaching and my research in my career, particularly with regard to graduate supervision and training. The goal is to open a dialogue as to how these issues might best be addressed in practical terms, and how we might distinguish the real issues from some current narratives that may have come from various theoretical studies.
