2003 WORKSHOP ON GENDER ISSUES IN THE SCIENCES JUNE 11-13, 2003 organized by Colby College's Forum for Women in Science and sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Colby College's Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and IBM Fund

FINAL WORKSHOP REPORT

Rose, S. and B. Brown (eds.). 2004. Report on the 2003 Workshop on Gender Issues in the Sciences

http://www.colby.edu/~bbrown/2003Workshop.html

Colby College's Forum for Women in Science (FWIS) hosted the 2003 Northeast Regional Workshop on Gender Issues in the Sciences. The workshop included a stellar roster of speakers nationally recognized for their work in the field. The Workshop, designed for men as well as women, addressed important, timely issues facing female science faculty in higher education and was held at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, on June 11-13, 2003. With primary funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, FWIS sponsored this workshop for faculty and administrators who have an interest in identifying and discussing key gender issues in the sciences.

The Workshop addressed specific issues facing female science faculty in higher education, including:

• Gender Issues in Teaching Science,
• Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations,
• Balancing a Career and Personal Life,
• Recruitment, Retention, and Mentoring of Women Scientists, and
• Successful Strategies for Advancement.

Workshop Speakers:

• Dr. Susan Basow, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology, Lafayette College
• Dr. Catherine Didion, Executive Director, Association for Women in Science
• Dr. Robert Drago, Professor, Labor Studies and Industrial Relations and Women's Studies, Pennsylvania State University
  (also see Dr. Drago's "Mapping Project")
  
• Dr. Sue V. Rosser, Dean of Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
  (also see a review of Dr. Rosser's latest book)
  
• Dr. Emily Toth, Professor, Robert Penn Warren Professor of English, Louisiana State University
  (see also selections from Dr. Toth's column Ms. Mentor)
  

Workshop Schedule (click here for final agenda):

• Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Afternoon Check-in, Registration, Dinner, Mixer
• Thursday, June 12, 2003 Presentations by Guest Speakers, Break-out Sessions on Key Issues, Lobster Dinner
• Friday, June 13, 2003 Tackling Key Issues, Next Steps, Lunch, Check-out.

If you have questions about this workshop, send e-mail to Dr. Bets Brown at bbrown@colby.edu or write or call:

Dr. Bets Brown
Department of Biology
Colby College
4341 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901
207-872-3449