Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering: Report of a Workshop (2006)
Chapter: APPENDIX A--Workshop Agenda
APPENDIX A
The National Academies
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe
CONVOCATION ON BIOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUCCESS
December 9, 2005
National Academy of Sciences Building 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC
AGENDA
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9:00 |
Welcome |
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Wm. A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering |
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9:05 |
Keynote: Factors that Determine Success in Science and Engineering Careers |
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Donna Shalala [IOM], Chair, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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9:45 |
Plenary Discussion 1: Cognitive and Biological Contributions |
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Moderator: Ana Mari Cauce, member, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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Gender similarities
Janet Hyde, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Sexual dimorphism in the developing brain
Jay Giedd, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
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Environment-genetic interactions in the adult brain: effects of stress on learning
Bruce McEwen [NAS/IOM], The Rockefeller University
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Biopsychosocial contributions to cognitive performance
Diane Halpern, Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children, Claremont McKenna College
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11:15 |
Break |
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11:30 |
Plenary Discussion 2: Social Contributions |
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Moderator: Alice Agogino, member, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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Implicit and explicit gender discrimination
Mahzarin Rustum Banaji, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
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Contextual influences on performance
Toni Schmader, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
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Interactions between power and gender Susan Fiske, Department of Psychology, Princeton University
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Social influences on science and engineering career decisions Yu Xie, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan
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1:00 |
Lunch Poster Session in the Great Hall |
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2:00 |
Plenary Discussion 3: Organizational Structures |
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Moderator: Lotte Bailyn, member, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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Competence assumptions and stereotype-driven evaluations
Joan Williams, Center for WorkLife Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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Economics of gendered distribution of resources in academe
Donna Ginther, Department of Economics, University of Kansas
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The value of work-family policies
Robert Drago, Departments of Labor and Women’s Studies, Pennsylvania State University
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Gendered organizations
Joanne Martin, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
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3:15 |
Break |
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3:30 |
Plenary Discussion 4: Implementing Policies |
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Moderator: Nan Keohane, member, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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Recruitment practices
Angelica Stacy, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
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Reaching into minority populations
Joan Reede, Harvard Medical School
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Creating an inclusive work environment
Sue Rosser, Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech
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Successful practices in industry
Kellee Noonan, Diversity Program Manager, Technical Career Path, Hewlett Packard
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4:45 |
Plenary Discussion 5: Open Q&A with Committee |
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5:30 |
Closing Comments |
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Denice Denton, Member, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academe |
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5:45 |
Reception in Great Hall |
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6:30 |
Adjourn |
Copies of the presentations will be available shortly after the Convocation at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/womeninacademe/Convocation.html.
