Join our alumni, faculty and students as we celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day with an in-person and virtual presentation.
Hosted by our Waterloo Women’s Impact Network, this interactive event aims to continue the conversation about what we can do to better support diversity in the workplace and strengthen our network of women+ in mathematics and computer science. We want to hear from you.
In-person
We look forward to welcoming you on campus for a high tea-style lunch. Spend some time with students, alumni and faculty as we engage in meaningful roundtable discussions and hear from our Keynote Hilary Bergsieker, Associate Professor in Psychology, on her research around the gender biases that exist for diverse groups in STEM. This talk will highlight tangible ways to overcome these barriers for youth, students as well as in professional workplaces.
Lunch will run from 12:00 pm ET and wrap up by 2:15 pm pm ET.
Space is limited for our in-person event, so we encourage you to register early.
Digital
Join us for a talk show-style interactive online experience. Like our in-person offering, we invite you to participate in discussions with our moderator and engage virtually with Professor Bergsieker's presentation. Come hear stories, share your own experiences and network with others passionate about supporting diversity in mathematics and computer science.
The digital portion of the event will run from 12:30 pm ET to 1:30 pm ET.
Instructions on how to join the session digitally will be provided in advance of the event. We can’t wait to connect.
About Hilary Bergsieker
Dr. Hilary Bergsieker is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo. She completed her BA at Stanford University and her MA/PhD at Princeton. As the Director of Diversity and Intergroup Relations Lab, Professor Bergsieker's research examines the interactions and relationships between people from diverse groups. The lab aims to answer questions such as what makes our initial encounters, partnerships, and friendships with individuals from different cultural backgrounds stagnate or succeed? What steps can individuals (and institutions) take to build or repair trust in intergroup interactions? How can we maintain interpersonal trust when facing intercultural conflicts?
Dr. Bergsieker also focuses on diversity in STEM through her work with the federally funded Engendering Success in STEM Research Consortium, which aims to promote a culture of inclusion in science, mathematics and engineering. Their projects focus on early childhood all the way to early career interventions.
About the Waterloo Women’s Impact Network
The Waterloo Women’s Impact Network (WWIN) aims to make Waterloo the best place in the world for women and other underrepresented genders in mathematics and computer science to study, to support alumni currently in math and tech careers, and spark excitement about mathematics and computer science in all youth (not just young men).
We invite you to learn more by visiting: uwaterloo.ca/math/wwin.