Conveners
R4-1 EDI (DPE/DGEP) / EDI (DEP/DEGP)
- Daria Ahrensmeier (Simon Fraser University)
- Chitra Rangan (University of Windsor)
Recent decades have seen many advances towards gender parity in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). But while biology, chemistry, and mathematics have all achieved >40% female undergraduate enrollment, there remains a significant dearth of women in physics and engineering. Both disciplines have plateaued at ~20% women since the mid-nineties. This issue,...
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...