ccwestt logo

Tag: Bias

Bystanders to Bias: Witnessing Gendered Microaggressions Affects Men’s and Women’s Outcomes in STEM Small Group Contexts

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Research Papers

Bystanders to Bias: Witnessing Gendered Microaggressions Affects Men’s and Women’s Outcomes in STEM Small Group Contexts The research tested whether merely witnessing gendered microaggressions affects group work experiences among male and female undergraduate computer science and engineering students. Credit: Nadia Vossoughi, Logan C. Burley, Ryan P. Foley, Lorelle A. Meadows, and Denise Sekaquaptewa Date: 2024 […]

Read More »

Working toward gender diversity and inclusion in medicine: myths and solutions

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Research Papers

Working toward gender diversity and inclusion in medicine: myths and solutions Women’s representation in science and medicine has slowly increased over the past few decades. However, this rise in numbers of women, or gender diversity, has not been matched by a rise in gender inclusion. Despite increasing representation, women still encounter bias and discrimination when […]

Read More »

WWEST White Pages on EDI and STEM

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Group Document

WWEST White Pages on EDI and STEM Infographics to inform the community, industry, academia, and secondary students and guidance counsellors about various topics in STEM, including how to create a more diverse and empowered STEM workforce, STEM careers, and issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM. Credit: WWEST Date: No Date View

Read More »

Workfinding and Immigrant Women’s Prosperity in STEM: A Pan-Canadian Report by TechGirls Canada

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Group Document

Workfinding and Immigrant Women’s Prosperity in STEM: A Pan-Canadian Report by TechGirls Canada The results of this study challenge many persistent stereotypes of how Canadian institutions and the general cultural imaginary perceive immigrant women, and serve to illustrate the necessity of linking Canada’s goals to establish a sustainable and competitive innovation economy, the workfinding experiences […]

Read More »

Project RISE Resources – Realizing Identity-Safe Environments in Engineering

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Group Document

Project RISE Resources – Realizing Identity-Safe Environments in Engineering Project RISE aims to create positive cultural change for women and men in science and engineering by: (1) educating participants about implicit bias, (2) fostering supportive and respectful interactions between men and women in the organization, and (3) providing them with a clear understanding for how […]

Read More »

Returning to Work After an Extended Leave Created for: Female STEM Professionals

No Comments
| Resources, SETT Group Document

Returning to Work After an Extended Leave Created for: Female STEM Professionals Guide designed to assist female STEM professionals in Alberta who are considering returning to work after an extended (2+ years) leave. Information and strategies used were designed through WAGE grant funding. Credit: AWSN Date: 2017 For more information on this resource click here. View

Read More »

CCWESTT acknowledges that our greater science, engineering, trades and technology (or SETT) community is situated on the ceded and unceded traditional territories of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples from coast to coast to coast in what is known as ‘Canada’. CCWESTT fervently believes SETT is enriched through collective relations and knowledge sharing and is committed to helping enhance and build these relations. Full land acknowledgement here.

©2025 Privacy Policy
ccwestt logo