IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global Webinar: R2T: Beyond the Books- Breaking the Gender Bias

Abstract:

To build upon our success our Rising to the Top book series, IFEES and GEDC has created a monthly virtual space for our authors and other young women engineers to unite and discuss their personal journeys and experiences together. Our goal is to form an open, honest, and engaging space where engineers can join to learn about experiences from women around the world as they navigate and prosper in STEM fields. Each month, we will pair a set of authors from different parts of the world and an aspiring young woman in STEM to engage in an intimate discussion about the challenges and triumphs in their personal and professional journeys that have shaped the women they are today. Join us to not only see how these women Rise to the Top but how they lift while they rise.

The theme of this week’s webinar focuses on breaking the gender bias.

Facilitators:

Khairiyah Mohd Yusof // Volume I (Malaysia) Director of Centre for Engineering Education in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia // President of the Society of Engineering Education Malaysia // recipient of the 2018 Duncan Fraser IFEES Global Engineering Education Award Ghada Amer // Volume IV (Egypt) Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research Faculty of Engineering – Benha University, the President of Center for Strategic Studies of Science and Technology, and V.P. the ASTF.

Khin Sandar Tun // Volume II (Myanmar) First and youngest woman elected Vice President of the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies // Chair of the Women Engineers Chapter of the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies

Kasturi Sanjiv Shah // Rising Engineer Kasturi Shah is a PhD student at MIT where she investigates geophysical systems. She is passionate about creating inclusive and equitable educational opportunities. She has been involved with Patrones Hermosos since 2018, first with its bootcamps and now as a co-director of its educational and teaching efforts.