This October, Visiting Scholar Dr. Meredith Nash, will deliver a Be Inspired! Lecture ‘What is it like to be a woman in STEMM? Gender bias, sexual harassment, and the myth of meritocracy.’
Meredith Nash is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania. She is at the University of Lincoln as a Visiting Scholar at the Eleanor Glanville Centre and the Health Advancement Research Team. Her research examines the depth and enduring character of gender-based inequalities.
Women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields worldwide, particularly in leadership positions. In this presentation, Dr Nash will discuss her findings from a mixed-methods sociological study drawing on the experiences of 25 women in STEMM fields who were all participants in a three-week transformational leadership program in Antarctica in 2016. She will explore the women’s experiences of science leadership, including challenges they face as women in male-dominated fields and what they think needs to change to help women in STEMM advance.
The lecture will take place at 5pm on Monday 23rd October. It is free to attend but prior booking is essential. To book your place, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/be-inspired-lecture-dr-meredith-nash-tickets-38769342146?aff=es2