Impact of COVID-19 on women in the STEM workforce: Americas and Oceania thinktank

Join colleagues from around the region for an interactive virtual thinktank on how the pandemic is affecting women in the STEM workforce.

In 2021, the Australian Academy of Science, with the support of the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources, published a snapshot of the dynamic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce throughout the Asia-Pacific region. 

The report was informed by close collaboration with regional partners and revealed that the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing gender inequity in the STEM workforce, warning that without action important gains in equality may be lost.

One year on, it is timely to explore how these trends have developed and how we can collaborate to create greater opportunities for Women in STEM across the region.

About the event

You will hear from leaders and practitioners from across the region as they reflect on responding to the last two years: 

• Professor Frances Separovic AO FAA, Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science 
• Dr Judith Zubieta, National Autonomous University of Mexico 
• Claudia Celis, Science and Innovation Manager, British Embassy in Peru
• Lubitsa Lombira, Coordinator, UNESCO Peru.

In discussion groups, you will also have the opportunity to:

• talk about challenges faced and lessons learned, particularly from the last two years
• identify new opportunities for advancing gender equity
• explore new ways of tackling barriers to progress.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 15 November 2022 (Wednesday 16 November Canberra)

Time: 

• 2.00-4.00pm Mexico City
• 3.00-5.00pm Bogota and Lima
• 5.00-7.00pm Santiago
• 7.00-9.00am Canberra (Wed 16 November)

Language: English

Venue: Online via Zoom