Be Inspired! with Dr. Meredith Nash

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