Students

In today’s culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given, but only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh­poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the necessary qualities to develop and sustain such meaningful relationships.

Despite significant gains in women’s educational attainment, gender differences in labor market outcomes persist and there are still barriers to the advancement of women in the workplace. In this talk I will discuss two important barriers. First, there are differences between men and women in the propensity to negotiate and the consequences of negotiating. Second, there are differences between men and women in how they spend their time at work. I will discuss research evidence regarding these two barriers and suggest ways that individuals and organizations can work to eliminate them.

The WISE Inspirations Network at Stanford (WINS) aims to create an engaged Stanford network linking women graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and alumnae in STEM fields, and their allies and advocates, through regular meetings and communications. WINS provides opportunities to learn from a diverse array of stand-out women in science and engineering about the realities of their lives and work, successes and lessons learned, and to connect individuals with a network of potential mentors, protégés, and other colleagues.

Education Professor Emerita Myra H. Strober will read from her memoir, Sharing the Work: What My Career and Family Taught Me about Breaking Through (and Holding the Door Open for Others), with a foreword by John Donahoe, Chair of the Board, Paypal, and former CEO, eBay, which will be published in April 2016 by the MIT Press.

Visit our website to register.

Our fifth speaker, Marcia McNutt, Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine, will speak on Monday, April 18, 2016.

How many women scientists and engineers can you name?

Though women have been leaders in science for centuries, they are not always recognized in our historical records and schoolbooks, or in our popular culture.

Seeking to change that awareness, journalist Rachel Swaby recently published a new book, Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science — and the World.

The Dean's Lecture Series is an opportunity for students, trainees, faculty and staff to explore current topics that impact our mission areas.

Our first series, Fresh Perspectives on Diversity, will lead to a deeper understanding of how diversity contributes to all our mission areas and fuels innovation and collaboration. These lectures will focus on the value and transformative power of diversity as we seek to lead the biomedical revolution. Lectures will take place from noon to 1:00pm in Berg Hall.  We hope you can join us.  Space is limited and preregistration is required.

Heather Metcalf, Ph.D., Director of Research and Analysis for the Association of Women in Science, will give a WISE Research Roundtable talk, "Disrupting the Pipeline: Critical Analyses of Student Pathways Through Postsecondary STEM Education." 

Featuring:

Ann M. Arvin, Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University

M. Elizabeth Magill, Dean of the School of Law and Richard E. Lang Professor of Law, Stanford University

Pamela A. Matson, Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor in Environmental Studies and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute, Stanford University

The WISE Inspirations Network at Stanford presents Biochemist and Mountaineer Arlene Blum, "Climbing Your Own Everests: Peaks, Public Health, and Policy."

Details to follow.