Science cannot be apolitical: STEM’s serious problems of elitism

Autumn is a senior Meyerhoff Scholar (M29), pursuing a BS in Chemistry and a BA in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies dual degree, a member of the Honors College and currently a student staff member at the Women’s Center. I need to make a disclaimer! I think that it is important to know from the…

The Socialization of Women in Math: Who’s aware?

Student staff member Sydney has had a rocky relationship with math throughout her life. As a graduate student in the Applied Sociology program at UMBC she began to rethink her relationship with math through her statistics courses and with the support of her (Women!) professor and TA. On Thursday September 14, the Women’s Center hosted…

Women in Tech: A Roundtable Round-Up

A resource roundup provided by Women’s Center student staff member, Sydney Each month the Women’s Center hosts a roundtable discussion where we provide a few chosen panelists with guiding questions and then have a community discussion about a particular topic and how it intersects with women and gender. Roundtables are great opportunities to become involved…

Women’s History Month CWIT Spotlight: Natacha Ngea

March is Women’s History Month! Three  years ago Women’s History Month’s national theme was "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics." The theme honored generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the STEM fields.…

Women’s History Month CWIT Spotlight: Rachel Cohen

March is Women’s History Month! Three  years ago Women’s History Month’s national theme was "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics." The theme honored generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the STEM fields.…

CWIT Spotlight: Elyse Hill

March is Women’s History Month! Three  years ago Women’s History Month’s national theme was "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics." The theme honored generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the STEM fields.…

A Feminist, Who Knew?

A post written by Women's Center student staff member, Carrie Cleveland I have never been one to label myself a feminist. I think it is because what comes into my mind when I think of feminism is the 1960s - 1970s pop culture version where women were marching in the street and burning their bras…

UMBC Women Who Rock: Rehana Shafi

UMBC Women Who Rock is a blog series I’m working on throughout the 2014-15 academic year (and now perhaps beyond). In my role as Women’s Center director, I have some of the best opportunities to become acquainted with some of UMBC’s best and brightest women on campus. I admire the ways they live authentic lives…

*Reaching* to Encourage Young Women in STEM : A Guest Post

This is a guest post written by UMBC rising junior, Isabel Geisler, who is leading the charge for a new initiative on campus called The Reach Initiative. When I was 4 or 5 years old, I wanted to be an Astronaut. Mostly, because it was the closest career to being a Jedi, but I also loved space, Neil…

Women’s History Month CWIT Spotlight: Alejandra Diaz

March is Women’s History Month! Two  years ago Women’s History Month’s national theme was "Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics." The theme honored generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the STEM fields.…