The Unique Challenges of Being a Black Woman in STEM
Clip: Season 48 Episode 3 | 3m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
In academia, women of color suffer different types of abuse from different people.
Women face widespread discrimination in science. Chemist Dr. Raychelle Burks discusses the additional challenges for those with intersectional identities.
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The Unique Challenges of Being a Black Woman in STEM
Clip: Season 48 Episode 3 | 3m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Women face widespread discrimination in science. Chemist Dr. Raychelle Burks discusses the additional challenges for those with intersectional identities.
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Visualizing Discrimination and Harassment of Women in STEM
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About half of of women faculty and staff experience sexual harassment. (2m 24s)
Why People Struggle to Associate Women with Science Words
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The idea is that we associate two things that have something in common. (3m 53s)
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Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science. (29s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.