During workshop 2

This is the schedule for workshop 2:

Some parts requires active engagement and being prepared via homework. They are labelled Homework....

13.15-13.35 Introduction and Homework 1a-b

Introduction to today and collecting some thoughts on homework 1a-b - hard or easy to answer?

Questions:

1a. If you got the question "what is gender?" from a student or staff in physics, how would you answer it?

1b. How would you answer a person that argues that the segregation we observe is all due to essential differences in the brains of men and women - essentially present already at birth?

13.35 - 14.00 Share results on Homework 1c: Statistics

Discuss in Break-out rooms

  • Find the statistics - vertical and/or horizontal - for physics either locally in your home university, nationally (your favourite country) or on an international level. Example of sources is "she-figures" for Europe.

14.00-14.10 Break

14.10-15.00 Gender in the culture and content of physics - an introduction.

Where can we see it?

15.00-15.10 Break

15.10-15.40 Share results on Homework 1d: Women in science

Discuss in break-out rooms your examples

15.40-16.00 Cont'd on Gender in culture and content.

Some more on the topic and introduction to homework before next workshop.Also answer the minute paper here. Links to an external site.