Transforming gender culture at MIT

Insights from professors behind the groundbreaking MIT report

Not Alone: Conversation with Leaders brings you the spoken words of leaders who have changed the world of research, academia and business. In a previous episode S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre, you heard from Dr Nancy Hopkins, who spearheaded the historic report A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre. In this episode, we go behind the scenes and interview three MIT professors who were major players in changing the gender culture at MIT:

• Prof Lorna Gibson  S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtreled efforts in the School of Engineering.

• Prof Lotte Bailyn S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre not only organized women in the School of Management but shepherded the efforts through MIT’s governance process as Chair of the MIT Faculty.

• Prof Sylvia Ceyer S’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre brings a unique perspective as an original member of the 17 women in science that started the movement.