SCWIST at Gender Equality Network Canada
to Make DIVERSITY Possible
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SCWIST GENC Leaders (left to right) Fariba Pacheleh, Anja Lanz and Christin Wiedemann
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Leaders from SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) are in Montreal this week for the final meeting of the Gender Equality Network Canada (GENC) – a three-year initiative to create a national gender equality network and develop a national action plan to advance gender equality. Read more.
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SCWIST Comms intern is finalist
for Canadian Online Publishing Awards
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Alison Knill, SCWIST Communications Intern and UBC graduate student at the School of Journalism, has been cited for her work with a nomination for the best use of social media/ influencers category at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA). The Awards are recognized as the premier digital publishing awards program in Canada.
Alison has been a prolific feature writer for the SCWIST StoryBook and used social media extensively to cover events and share key takeaways from guest speakers. Her internship experience at SCWIST was recently featured by the UBC School of Journalism on Twitter and its newsletter where she shared that: "One of the best things that came out of my internship was being able to find a community of hardworking women with similar interests to my own. It was a really encouraging environment that allowed me to dive deep into STEM and learn about so many different, innovative projects led by Canadian women."
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STEM Career Portrayal in Children’s Media
by Kassandra Burd, M.Sc. Cognitive Neuropsychology, University of Kent
Several of these books depict girls and women as weak and fragile, while the depiction of boys and men are determined and strong. Many others that highlight career choice give prominence to the societal ideal that boys grow up to be scientists and engineers, while women stick to “helping” fields or become stay-at-home moms. Ultimately, this raises the question: What are these gender stereotypical portrayals teaching children? Do these portrayals have an effect on careers they choose as they get older? Read more.
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We had a strong presence at this year's Girls and STEAM event at Science World, emphasizing that SCWIST has been supporting women and girls in STEM fields for over 30 years.
Payten Smith led a workshop on Forensic Entomology, participated in by around 20 girls. The Youth Engagement team interacted with over 300 kids and adults throughout the day.
Paloma Corvalan, Director of Youth Engagement writes: "I really enjoyed engaging with the girls from the program and the little kids who made binary code bracelets at our booth. I find it heartwarming to share small moments to connect kids to science in such a fun and positive way, and to help break the male-scientist stereotype by introducing kids to female professionals in STEM. Congratulations to our volunteers for helping make this day a success and a big thank you for taking precious time from your weekend to volunteer with SCWIST!"
Volunteers: Priyanka Mishra, Vaishnavi Sridhar, Tugce Tuysuz, Jennifer Gu, Mirat Bhatt, Analise Hoffman, Adan Azem, Emma Talbot, Kaitlyn Carino-Pablo, Cassidy Smith, Dhalie Patara, and Sandie Eix.
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Oct 24-25: Engendering Success in STEM (ESS) Consortium
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SCWIST was honoured to attend the third annual ESS (Engendering Success in STEM) Symposium at UBC On Oct 24 to 25, 2019. The symposium brought together universities, professional associations, science education institutions, non-profit change agents, and engineering and research agents to foster girls’ and women’s inclusion and success in STEM. Read more.
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Oct 17: Career Opportunities in Tech
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In collaboration with YWCA Tech Connect, SCWIST hosted a speaker panel and networking reception on Oct 17, 2019.
Over 70 jobseekers and career transitionists braved the heavy rains to listen to stories and advice of three tech professionals who transitioned to careers in tech from other fields.
Generously sharing their insights were Lee Ling Yang, product manager at CTO.ai and past director of SCWIST-IWIS; Saki Serizawa, programmer analyst at UBC; and Wren Peters, product designer and senior web design instructor at Canada Learning Code. The discussion was moderated by Khristine Cariño, SCWIST Director for Communications and Events.
Photos and recap on Twitter by SCWIST Communications Intern Alison Knill and YWCA Tech Connect Alumna Wenting Li.
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Oct 19: MOSAIC Immigrant Professional Conference
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Heidi Hui, Director for Leadership, represented SCWIST at the annual Immigrant Professionals Conference hosted by MOSAIC on Oct 19, 2019. This year's conference revolved around Leadership, with sessions of fundamentals of great leadership and leveraging leadership qualities for greater success.
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The first SCWIST Fall Socials was held on Oct 12, 2019. The goals of the event were to bring together different generations of SCWIST members to strengthen ties, and to celebrate the achievements of high school girls we have supported in the past year. Guest speakers were Maia Poon, Angela Zhou and Alexa Bailey. See event photos and a video snippet here.
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A diverse team from SCWIST was thrilled to join over 1,300 people at We For She 2019 Conference which connected business leaders, educators and students from across British Columbia - to advance women in our economy and to inspire the next generation. SCWIST Directors, GENC Leaders and the Make DIVERSITY Possible Project team acted as Event Champions to facilitate table discussions, share expertise and inspire new ideas on how to advance gender equity. Read more. |
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SCWIST BROWN BAG @UBC
Tues, 19 Nov 2019 | noon- 1:00 PM PDT
Chan Gunn Pavilion, 2553 Wesbrook Mall
(Located directly in front of the Thunderbird Arena)
Everyone welcome--- regardless of gender. Come and join us every third Tuesday of the month! Bring your lunch and we'll bring sweet treats. Let's learn and enjoy listening to colleagues from SCWIST and guests share findings from their research project. Register here.
For more information and to apply as a speaker, contact SCWIST events coordinator @UBC, Eveline Pasman.
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STEMminist Book Club session #4
Sun, November 24, 2019| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PST
University Women's Club of Vancouver, 1489 McRae Avenue,Vancouver
SCWIST is a proud sponsor of the Vancouver STEMminist book club. This month we will be reading"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. Join us at Hycroft Manor to discuss the origins of the first, and most well known cell line - the HeLa Cells. This book explores both the histroy of cell culture, medical ethics, and the the stories of Henrietta's family. This is a must read for anyone - it's hard to put down! Free to attend. Register here.
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SCWIST BROWN BAG @SFU
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 | 11:50 AM- 1:00 PM PDT
Rm 10908, Applied Sciences Building, SFU-Burnaby
Everyone welcome--- regardless of gender. Come and join us every second Wednesday of the month! Bring your lunch and we'll bring sweet treats. Let's learn and enjoy listening to colleagues from SCWIST and guests share findings from their research project. For more information and to apply as a speaker, contact Priyanka Mishra.
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Assistant Professor in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Department of Physics
Competition No. - A107840045 Closing Date - Nov 15, 2019
The Department of Physics, University of Alberta (www.physics.ualberta.ca) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in theoretical condensed matter physics. We primarily seek candidates at the Assistant Professor level. Applicants must possess a PhD in Physics, have a strong record of research in theoretical condensed matter physics, and be committed to excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to build a strong research program, secure external funding, supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Details here.
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Tenure track assistant professor in Immunology
The Department of Microbiology & Immunology (www.microbiology.ubc.ca) at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia invites applications for one or more tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in immunology. Applicants specializing in high-throughput systems biology, single-cell biology, and computational approaches in developmental immunology, immune regulation/immunotherapy of infection, inflammation, or cancer are strongly encouraged to apply. Details here.
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Assistant Professor, Data Science and Statistics
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University invites applications for a Tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with specialization in Data Science and Statistics with a preferred starting date of July 1, 2020. Accomplished researchers in all areas of Data Science and Statistics are invited to apply. The main criteria for selection are academic and teaching excellence. The successful candidate will be expected to work in an area of study that complements areas already represented within the department, and to work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment. Details here.
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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer Systems Software
he Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure track position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2020. Candidates with a proven research record in building, evaluating, experimenting-with and scaling-of Computer Systems Software with contributions being publishable in operating systems, database systems or distributed systems venues are especially appealing. It is anticipated that the position will be at the rank of Assistant Professor. In exceptional cases, an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor will be considered. Details here.
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Khristine Carino, DMD, PhD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Director, Communications and Events
INTERN
Alison Knill, UBC Journalism
CONTRIBUTOR
Kassandra Burd, Ontario
Accepting article, photo and event submissions.
Deadline: 12th and 25th of the month.
Email: director-communications@scwist.ca
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