Manifesto about Women in STEM

50 Positive and Impactful Texts

Author(s):Louise Lafortune, Audrey Groleau, Claire Deschênes

ISBN:9782897993825

Copyright:2022

Number of pages:202

Language:English

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The Manifesto about Women in STEM is a collection of 50 texts that speak to the population at large. It brings together the thoughts of several authors, including individuals (both women and men) and groups from the school, university and private sector realms, who work with women in STEM in French-speaking Canada. This Manifesto is intended to be positive and impactful, even if work still remains to be done to achieve equity and equality. Several important issues are still current, such as workfamily balance and motherhood without penalty. Issues such as intersectionality, EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in STEM are also explored. There are texts that address the intersection of STEM and each of health, the arts, education and philosophy. Others deal with women who experience multiple forms of discrimination, for example Indigenous women and non-heterosexual women in STEM. Pioneers relate their obstacle-ridden but fulfilling journeys. Seven recommendations are proposed for a society looking to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion of women in STEM in an intersectional perspective.

Louise Lafortune

Louise Lafortune

Louise Lafortune Ph.D. est professeure émérite et associée de l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Elle est également professeure invitée de l'Université de Holguin, Cuba. Mots clés: Enseignement et apprentissage des mathématiques; Mathophobie et anxiété à l'égard des mathématiques, Réforme de l'éducation, Situation des femmes en STIM, particulièrement en mathématiques

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Audrey Groleau

Audrey Groleau

Audrey Groleau est professeure titulaire de didactique des sciences et de la technologie, au département des sciences de l'éducation de l'UQTR. Mots clés: rapports au savoir, enseignement des sciences, formation des maitres, controverses sociotechnique, filles et femmes en sciences, interdisciplinarité

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Claire Deschênes

Claire Deschênes

Professeure émérite de l’Université Laval et pionnière en génie mécanique, Claire Deschênes est reconnue pour ses recherches en génie mécanique sur les turbines hydrauliques et pour son engagement envers la place des femmes en sciences et génie. Mots clés : féminisme, femmes en sciences et génie, progresseion et rétention des ingénieures et des professeures dans les organisations.

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