Our Program

November 16th, 2023

8:30-9:00am Registration & Refreshments

9:00-9:10am Opening Remarks

Toni Schmader, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia, and Engendering Success in STEM Director

9:10-9:30am     Gender and the Economy: Possibilities

Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of Gender and the Economy, Professor of Strategic Management, & Founding Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

“Inclusive Product, Service and Policy Design: Flipping the Script on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”

9:30-11:00am     Barriers and Bridges to Inclusion: Creating and Sustaining Gender Diverse and Inclusive Educational Environments

Sapna Cheryan, University of Washington

“Masculine Defaults: Identifying and Remedying Foundational Cultural Biases”

Steven Spencer, Ohio State University

“Measuring Social Identity Threat to Decide How and When to Intervene”

Nilanjana Dasgupta, University of Massachusetts Amherst

“Designing Social Vaccines: Belonging, Self-Efficacy, and Meaning as Key Ingredients”

Jennifer Steele, York University

“Stereotyping at the Intersection of Gender and Race: Examining the Associations Between Asian Women and STEM”

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Baron, University of British Columbia

11:15am-12:30pm Engendering Success in STEM: International Perspectives

Takako Hashimoto, Chiba University of Commerce, Japan

“Women in STEM in Japan Education, Family, and Professions”

Glenn Adams, University of Kansas,

“Gender Gaps in STEM Participation: A Cultural-Psychological Model”

Toni Schmader, University of British Columbia

“A Paradox of Gender Progress? Comparing Gaps in STEM and the Care Economy”

Moderator: Dr. Steven Spencer, Ohio State University

12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30-3:00pm       The Promise and Perils of Anti-Bias Training

Edward Chang, Harvard University

“Does Diversity Training Change Employee Behaviour?”

Ivuoma Onyeador, Northwestern University

“Moving Beyond Implicit Bias Training: Policy Insights for Increasing Organizational Behaviour”

Patricia Devine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit: An Evidenced-Based Approach to Individual and Institutional Change”

Hilary Bergsieker, University of Waterloo

“Randomized-Control Field Experiments to Foster Allyship Toward Women in STEM”

 Moderator: Dr. Sonia Kang, University of Toronto

3:15-4:15pm         Engendering Success in STEM Showcase: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

ESS Project Teams present 6+ years of rigorous research and evidence-based strategies for promoting gender equality in STEM at all levels – from elementary and high school, to college and the workforce:

Changing early learning of implicit math biases (CLIMB), Antonya Gonzalez, Western Washington University

Promoting rising inclusion and STEM motivation (PRISM), Emily Cyr, York University

Shaping inclusive network cultures (SINC), Francine Karmali, University of Toronto

Realizing identity-safe environments (RISE), Will Hall, Brock University

Moderator: Dr. Toni Schmader, University of British Columbia

4:15-4:30pm Closing Remarks

Toni Schmader, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia, and Engendering Success in STEM Director

4:30-6:00pm Reception and Poster Session

Attendees will have the opportunity to network and workshop ideas with emerging scholars as they present their research during the evening reception and poster session.

November 17th, 2023

Day 2 of the conference is an internal ESS session dedicated to working group meetings between ESS project teams (CLIMB, SINC, PRISM, RISE), their partners and collaborators. Day 2 is invite only for ESS partners with no fees attached. 

8:30am - 9:00am Registration & Refreshments

9:00am - 11:00am ESS Research Team meetings with Partners

11:00am - 4:00pm ESS Research Team Symposium (internal)