IN3’s Gender and ICT (GenTIC) research group is pleased to invite you to the Seminar «Individual and Institutional Barriers to Diversity in STEM» given by Dr. Joseph Cimpian, professor of Economics and Education Policy at New York University, and, Dr. Andrei Cimpian, professor of Psychology at New York University.
The seminar will be held on Monday 20 November at 17.00 h (CET) at the Research Hub (Building C).
Venue
Research Hub (Building C - Floor 0)
Rambla del Poblenou, 154
08019 Barcelona
Espanya
When
20/11/2023 17.00h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, IN3's Gender and ICT research group
Program
Summary
There is no single factor that alone can influence women's and other social groups’ participation, achievement, and progression in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. Current societal stereotypes about the type of person who is expected to succeed in STEM career pathways (generally middle-class white males) discourage many young people who do not meet these attributes (e.g., girls, students from low socioeconomic status or migrant families, as well as non-white students or students with disabilities) from entering and progressing in STEM fields.
This seminar will explore recent research on the role of personal factors (particularly in terms of intellectual abilities) and institutional-level factors in perpetuating or reducing gender and diversity gaps in STEM participation. Thus, this seminar will focus on two complementary approaches to explain the under-representation of women and other social groups in STEM.
Dr. Andrei Cimpian will present the presentation «The Brilliance Barrier: Stereotypes about Brilliance Are an Obstacle to Diversity in Science and Beyond» and Dr. Joseph Cimpian will present the presentation «The Changing and Uneven Landscape of Gender Gaps in STEM».
Dr. Andrei Cimpian
Ph.D. in Psychology from New York University. Dr. Cimpian's research —published in leading journals such as Science, Science Advances and Psychological Science— focuses on academic motivation and achievement, with a special interest in how educational outcomes are shaped by gender and ethnic/racial stereotypes. 2018’s recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Scientific Distinction for Contributions by Young Investigators in Psychology. Media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post and The Economist have covered his work.
Dr. Joseph Cimpian
Ph.D. in Educational Economics and Policy and a professor at New York University. Dr. Cimpian's research focuses on the use and development of innovative and rigorous methods in the study of equity policy, especially in relation to gender, data validity, and language policy. As part of this research, Dr. Cimpian analyses individual and contextual factors related to gender gaps in STEM. Other research lines of Dr. Cimpian includes how invalid survey responses skew estimates of disparities between majority and minority groups and how educational policies can be modified to provide access and supports for English language learners. Dr. Cimpian's research —funded by the Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Institute of Education Sciences— has been published in numerous journals, including Science, Pediatrics, Child Development, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and Educational Researcher, and has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, and Brookings, among others. At New York University, Dr. Cimpian teaches intermediate and advanced graduate courses on data analysis and causal inference. He has been an editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and serves on the editorial boards of several education and psychology journals.
Funded by: This event is organized in the framework of the following projects:
2021 SGR 01032 project, funded by the Department of Research and Universities of the Government of Catalonia.
HORIGESTEM project. Grant PID2021-123049OB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 / ERDF “A way of making Europe”.
