50 Positive and Impactful Texts
Author(s) : Audrey Groleau, Claire Deschênes, Louise Lafortune
ISBN : 9782897993825
Year of publication : 2022
Nombre de pages : 202
Langue : Anglais
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In 2022, how are women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) faring?
The Manifesto about Women in STEM is a collection of 50 texts that speak to the population at large. It brings together the thoughts of several authors, including individuals (both women and men) and groups from the school, university and private sector realms, who work with women in STEM in French-speaking Canada. This Manifesto is intended to be positive and impactful, even if work still remains to be done to achieve equity and equality. Several important issues are still current, such as workfamily balance and motherhood without penalty. Issues such as intersectionality, EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in STEM are also explored. There are texts that address the intersection of STEM and each of health, the arts, education and philosophy. Others deal with women who experience multiple forms of discrimination, for example Indigenous women and non-heterosexual women in STEM. Pioneers relate their obstacle-ridden but fulfilling journeys. Seven recommendations are proposed for a society looking to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion of women in STEM in an intersectional perspective.
Audrey Groleau is a full professor of science and technology didactics in the Department of Education at UQTR. Key words: relationships to knowledge, science teaching, teacher training, sociotechnical controversies, girls and women in science, interdisciplinarity
Professor emeritus at Université Laval and a pioneer in mechanical engineering, Claire Deschênes is renowned for her mechanical engineering research on hydraulic turbines and for her commitment to women in science and engineering. Key words: feminism, women in science and engineering, progress and retention of women engineers and professors in organizations.
Louise Lafortune, Ph.D. (Sciences de l'éducation, enseignement des mathématiques), is Professor Emeritus and Associate of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and Visiting Professor at the University of Holguín (Uhol, Cuba). She is co-founder of AFFESTIM (Association de la francophonie à propos des femmes en sciences, technologies, ingénierie et mathématiques) and has been a member of its Board of Directors since its foundation in 2003. Her research interests include the situation of women, the affective dimension of learning, sociopedagogical equity and intercultural pedagogy, and the situation of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). In particular, she is co-author of Enfoque de género para lograr más equidad (2019), Manifeste à propos des femmes en STIM (2022) and Femmes en situations professionnelles: expériences cubaines et canadiennes (2022). Four books are in preparation: Une approche d'équité sociopédagogique sensible à l'EDI (équité, diversité, inclusion) pour les domaines des MST (mathématiques, sciences et technologies) pour stimuler les filles, mais aussi les garçons, à s'orienter en STEM (2024); Perspectives sociopédagogiques pour une équité des femmes Cuba-Québec (2024); La situation de femmes en ingénierie? Pleasures, obstacles and solutions (2024); Co-construction in feminist partnership research. Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Lafortune




