Dr. Erin Cech (Assoc. Prof. Sociology, Univ. Michigan)

Feb. 2, 12:15pm Pacific 123

Professional Cultures and Inequality in STEM

Can the culture of STEM help reproduce inequality? The professional cultures of STEM, which give each discipline its particular  “feel” and unite discipline members under a taken-for-granted system of meanings and values, are not benign. Drawing from several NSF-funded studies, articles, and my recent book, Misconceiving Merit, I argue that these professional cultures can have built within them intersectional inequalities along gender, race/ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ status.

Hosted by Nadia Singh and Cathy Wong

Sponsored by NSF, CAS, IE2, and CMiS