Events › Learn Downtown: Educational inequities in STEM and academia

Join Daniela Carbajal, Outreach Coordinator at WISEST as she discusses STEM and educational inequities. 

This presentation will cover long-standing barriers that have shaped the landscape of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. We will explore how systemic racism, gender biases, and social inequalities have historically limited access to education, resources, and opportunities for underrepresented groups, and how this has shaped our understanding of science. Join for a conversation about the need for greater inclusion and challenging what we consider science.

This session is part of Learn Downtown, a City of Learners speaker series offering bite-size learning opportunities downtown. A complimentary lunch will be provided.

Daniela Carbajal is the Outreach Coordinator at WISEST, Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology, based at the University of Alberta. Daniela has a BSc and is finishing a BA in Native Studies. She focuses and encourages grass-roots community work and research to promote the self-determination and sovereignty of the global majority in STEM.