Presented by: Nicole Smith, Senior Economist, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Description: Our education system is not producing enough STEM-capable students to keep up with demand in both traditional STEM occupations and other sectors across the economy that demand similar STEM competencies. This webinar discusses the STEM KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes) and provides both an economic and non-economic rationale for the loss of students/workers in the STEM pipeline. We further quantify the extent of the losses using longitudinal data and highlight the need for a strategy to STEM the tide. We will discuss the demographics of the STEM worker and peculiar STEM concerns such as foreign-born talent and the outsourcing of STEM jobs. We will discuss the extent to which STEM "pays" and the wage differentials that exist for STEM majors who choose to major in STEM or non-STEM fields.

Goals: During the webinar, participants will

1. Learn about the state of STEM jobs in the US today and 10 years in the future
2. Understand STEM demand/supply prospects and whether we are meeting the demand
3. Recognize the demand for STEM competnecies in various job sectors

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Presented by: Fred Smyth, Ph.D.

Description: Implicit mindsets operate on important life judgments and decisions. Implicit biases are linked to critical STEM outcomes such as choice of major and performance on high stakes tests.

Participants will learn about:

• Measuring implicit bias in STEM
• The Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT) (https://implicit.harvard.edu)
• Taking the "Gender-Science" IAT.
• Strategies for changing implicit biases and avoiding their effects.

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To start off the new year, we will do something a little different! The STEM Equity Pipeline will feature a YouTube video and will provide opportunities to participate in a small group discussion after watching the video on your own.

Subject: How Gender Stereotypes Influence Emerging Career Aspirations (and What Can Be Done About It)

Presenter: Shelley Correll, Stanford University

How To Participate: On your own, watch the 48-minute video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwviTwO8M8Q. Then participate in one of the free group discussions, led by Freda Walker. Please note that Ms. Correll will not join us for the group discussion.

Group Discussion Dates:

Discussion A: Monday, January 23, 2012 2PM EST/1PM CST/12PM MST/11 AM PST

Discussion B: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3PM EST/2PM CST/1PM MST/12PM PST

Discussion C: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1PM EST/12PM CST/11AM MST/10AM PST

Discussion D: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12PM EST/11AM CST/10AM MST/9 AM PST

NOTE: Due to the format of these discussions, they were not archived.

Presented by: Dr. Valerie Young

Description: Do you often dismiss your accomplishments luck or timing? Do you think, "If I can do it, anyone can"? When you do succeed do you think, "Whew, fooled them again"? It's called the impostor syndrome.

You will leave this session understanding what the impostor syndrome is and how it works, the reasons bright people feel like frauds, what makes women more prone to self-doubt, and strategies you can use to help yourself, your students, or your employees to unlearn this self-limiting phenomenon.

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