Episode 32: Counting the Women in STEM with Claudine Schmuck, Gender Scan
How many women are working in STEM careers? What are the major hurdles to achieving gender equality? Claudine Schmuck founded Gender Scan to find out. While the project originates in France, Gender Scan is expanding to collect data from across the globe. In today\u2019s episode, Kayla and Sally discuss the launch of the 2021 Gender Scan survey and how data collection is critical to supporting women in STEM.
Show notes:
Gender Scan Survey (scroll down and look left for the survey link)
https://www.genderscan.org/
-Be sure to answer \u201cDouble Shelix\u201d when asked \u201cAre you answering to this survey following the suggestion of a partner of Gender Scan?\u201d
-The progress bar will make the survey seem quite long, but you actually only need to answer about a quarter of the questions to complete the general survey. You will then have the option to complete additional surveys about specific subtopics.
Meet Time\u2019s First-Ever Kid of the Year
https://time.com/5916772/kid-of-the-year-2020/
Timnit Gebru\u2019s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI
https://www.wired.com/story/timnit-gebru-exit-google-exposes-crisis-in-ai/