Transforming gender culture at MIT
Cambridge, Mass | July 31, 2024
By Rafael L Bras, ScD
Transforming gender culture at MIT
Insights from professors behind the groundbreaking MIT report
Not Alone: Conversation with Leaders brings you the spoken words of leaders who have changed the world of research, academia and business. In a previous episode, you heard from Dr Nancy Hopkins, who spearheaded the historic report A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT opens in new tab/window. In this episode, we go behind the scenes and interview three MIT professors who were major players in changing the gender culture at MIT:
Prof Lorna Gibson opens in new tab/windowled efforts in the School of Engineering.
Prof Lotte Bailyn opens in new tab/window not only organized women in the School of Management but shepherded the efforts through MIT’s governance process as Chair of the MIT Faculty.
Prof Sylvia Ceyer opens in new tab/window brings a unique perspective as an original member of the 17 women in science that started the movement.
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