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Picture a Scientist

WOP (Women PhD Candidates at KTH) and Equality Office invites everyone who works or studies at KTH to watch the documentary Picture a Scientist.

Tid: Ti 2021-06-01 - Ti 2021-06-08

Plats: Virtual screening room

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Today, women make up less than one quarter of all those employed in STEM occupations in the United States. These numbers are much worse for women of color: Asian, black women and Latinas made up slightly less than 10% of working scientists and engineers in the United States in 2015. Science is supposed to be built on objectivity, and yet, most researchers agree that these bleak numbers are evidence of deep bias.

Over the course of careers, small slights add up to prevent many women from achieving leadership positions in STEM fields. And sometimes, tragically, brilliant women drop out altogether. But now, the terrain is shifting. This film chronicles the groundswell of women scientists who are changing the face of science in the United States and around the world. Using dogged research techniques and careful data collection, these women are not only contributing to our understanding of what keeps women scientists down, but advocating for a more diverse and inclusive future for all. The film will take a novel, collaborative approach to its storytelling, allowing the scientists themselves to guide the narrative of the film. Science is therefore both the subject of the film, and also — through our three main characters — its guiding sensibility, providing viewers a deeper understanding of what it takes to be a scientist. Equal parts insightful and inspiring, this film will illuminate both the hard data and the very human stories of women in science.

Register here to receive a link and password to the film a few days ahead. You can then watch the film when it suits you during the days it is available (June 1-8): www.kth.se/form/60acad7ae42d61001b796faf

The film is 97 minutes long and in English.

Further information

www.kth.se/om/equality

www.pictureascientist.com

Contact

Katrin Mörck, Equality Office

E-mail

kmorck@kth.se

Innehållsansvarig:Marianne Norén
Tillhör: Aktuellt
Senast ändrad: 2021-05-27