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December 14, 2009
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Subtle Micro-Messages Impact the Success of Women and Girls in STEM
(Presenter: Dr. Robbin Chapman, Manager of diversity recruiting for the School of
Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA)
Micro-inequities are those subtle "micro-messages" that devalue, discourage, and
dismiss women and girls as exceptional scholars, scientists, and engineers. To increase
women in STEM careers requires examining practices to ensure equitable treatment
in the classroom. During these two webinars learn:
- About micro-messaging, micro-affirmation, and micro-inequity.
- Practical, hands-on techniques to recognize, challenge and educate others about
micro-inequities.
- Strategies for sending micro-messages that fuel positive behaviors and outcomes
for women and girls in STEM fields.
Session 1 provides the building blocks to understanding micro-messaging and its
impact on communication and performance.
Session 2 delves deeper into the core concepts plus gives participants tools for
taking action to diagnose and devise interventions in micro-inequities that they
perceive in the classroom and workplace.
(Please register for the archived sessions 1 & 2 webinars. Once
you register, you will be sent an e-mail with a link to the webinars.)
Documents for Session 1:
(PowerPoint Slides for
Session 1)
(Small Slights Article.pdf)
(Rowe-micro-affirmation.pdf)
(Rowe-Article-Long.pdf)
(Micro-Messaging
Worksheets.pdf)
Documents for Session 2
(PowerPoint Slides for
Session 2)
(Research
on Bias and Assumptions.pdf)
(Resources Webinar
II.pdf)
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