They are informal meetings and please bring a friend. You can receive notice of these lunches and other upcoming events by asking to be added to the mailing list. The plans for our 2001 activities are in progress. This event will likely be held at the Salinity Laboratory behind the UCR campus in the conference room in May or early June of 2001. A presentation by Dr. Betty Lord, Chair of the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, about her experience as a woman in science was held on Wednesday, November 29, 2000.
Statistics verify that gender inequity in academia is real and worsens with increasing seniority.
The recent Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT showed that while junior female faculty feel well supported by their departments, many tenured female faculty feel marginalized and excluded from a significant role in their departments. This marginalization increases as women progress through their careers and is often accompanied by differences in salary, space, awards, and resources. Women receive less professional recognition despite accomplishments equal to those of their male colleagues.