by, for, and about women in science, technology, engineering, & math

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Institute, and in celebration MIT is hosting a symposium (one in a series) of particular interest to this group, Leaders in Science and Engineering, The Women of MIT

Since the landmark 1996 and 1999 reports of the Faculty Committees on Women in Science at MIT brought attention to subtle and pervasive gender discrimination at the Institute, strong efforts have been made at MIT and around the country to improve the climate for and status of women in science and engineering.

In the spring of 2011, we will celebrate the leadership roles played by MIT women in these fields at a symposium to feature plenary sessions of research talks by outstanding MIT graduate and faculty women. In addition, there will be sessions to give historical and current assessments of women in science and engineering, including the impact of the 1999 report. Actress and MIT alumna Gioia De Cari SM ’88 will give an evening performance on campus of her play, Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp through MIT’s Math Maze.

http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia/women-of-MIT

Happy Holidays to all and a Happy New Year!