Men Allies for Gender Equity:
Please note that this
session is restricted to men. The similar Gender and Higher Education: Exploring Women’s Experiences session is
available for women in Benedum Hall, Room G36 - register here.
This two-hour
interactive workshop encourages and equips men to serve as effective allies for
gender equity in STEM settings. To begin, we highlight University of
Pittsburgh data on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women as well
as the importance of institutional climate. Next, we overview recent
literature that helps explain why and how gender inequity occurs. Lastly,
we introduce and develop concepts, vocabulary, actions, and practical skills to
promote gender equity. The workshop is structured as an interactive conversation
with opportunities to learn, ask questions, and practice skills through
scenario-based exercises.
The Speakers:
Roger Green:
Dr.
Roger Green is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
North Dakota State University, where he teaches, conducts signal processing
research, and serves as Undergraduate Program Coordinator. Since its inception
in 2008, Dr. Green has been a lead member of the NDSU Advance FORWARD
Advocates, a group of male faculty dedicated to effecting departmental and
institutional change in support of gender equality. As part of this group, he
regularly trains men, at NDSU and other institutions, to better serve as gender
equity allies. Dr. Green received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Wyoming.
Robert Gordon:
Dr.
Robert Gordon is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Auburn
University, where he also serves as Undergraduate Program Director; his
research focuses on visual attention and on mental representations of scenes
and objects. Until 2017, he was an Associate Professor of Psychology, and
Associate Dean, at North Dakota State University. While at NDSU, Dr. Gordon was
a member of the NDSU Advance FORWARD Advocates, working as part of that group
to facilitate institutional efforts to promote gender equity. His efforts have
included helping men at NDSU and at other institutions learn to work as allies for
gender equity. Dr. Gordon received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999.