Solutions for Achieving Gender Equity: International Perspectives
Symposium Organizer & Moderator
Dr. Lynnette D. Madsen, National Science Foundation
Symposium Co-Organizer
Dr. Catherine Didion, US National Academies
Dr. Lynnette D. Madsen National Science Foundation
• Program Director since 2000 at NSF: Ceramics + short assignments to (i) ADVANCE, (ii) International Office, and (iii) Human Capital Analysis and Planning Branch
• Engaged with Professional Scientific and Engineering Societies re. diversity issues
• Personal time: book (2015) Inspirational Profiles of 100 Successful Women: Ceramic and Glass Scientists and Engineers from around the world
“Kitty” Didion
• Co-Organizer• Director, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
• Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering
• US National Academies• [email protected]; 202-334-1737
K. Surekha RaoSchool of Business and Economics
Indiana University NW
• Presentation: Economic Influence and Impact of Gender Equity
• Inequality of opportunity • Lack of women in quality jobs• Unequal pay persists• Payoff: Economic Growth
Pär Omling European Science Foundation
• Presentation: Diversity Fuels Excellence in Research and Innovation
Kathrin ZippelSociology, Northeastern University
• Presentation: Women and International Research Collaborations
Sue Rosser San Francisco State University
• Discussant• authored and edited 13 books & written approximately 130 journal articles on the theoretical & applied problems of women and science and women’s health
• Recent book - Breaking into the Lab: Engineering Progress for Women in Science (NYU Press: 2012)
• Serves AAAS Executive Board, 2010-14