topic 1: THE STEM GENDER GAP

• In Hungary many steps has been made to increase the recognition of the women’s in science http://www.dac.neu.edu/zippel/nsf-workshop/docs/Borsa_June3_12PM.pdf
  
• UNESCO infographic Woman in Science. http://www.uis.unesco.org/_LAYOUTS/UNESCO/women-in-science/index.html#details!lang=en&region=40530&country=SRB&panel=pipeline

• An article in New York Times that try to explain why we have a stereotypes about girls in STEM issues. (1) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/upshot/how-elementary-school-teachers-biases-can-discourage-girls-from-math-and-science.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed&_r=3&abt=0002&abg=1#story-continues-1 - (2) http://www.rolls-royce.com/careers/students_and_graduates/apprenticeships/higher_apprenticeships/

• A National report in Ireland entitled 'Attracting more young women into science and technology' http://www.ista.ie/news/accenture-report-attracting-young-women-science-and-technology

• STEM Education Review. (1) http://www.ista.ie/news/stem-education-review-group - (2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oqyrflOQFc

• This video illustrates STEM gender gap (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP3cyRRAfX0 - (2) https://vimeo.com/112770587 - (3) http://www.verizon.com/powerfulanswers/inspirehermind/

• Note, some reactions to it have been very critical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AVvlQDetPU

• As the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie puts it: "We should all be feminists": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg3umXU_qWc

• Feminine STEM role models failing in chemistry: http://www.saurageresearch.com/feminine-stem-role-models-failing-chemistry/

• My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls http://spp.sagepub.com/content/3/6/738.abstract

• And commentary, with useful links at the end: http://genomebiology.com/2013/14/2/105

• Everybody can check out their bias at this TWIST project web site. http://www.the-twist-project.eu/en/

• A gripping lecture on this topic, listen to it: https://www.gv.com/lib/unconscious-bias-at-work