Gender Bias Under the Microscope (2016)

September 23, 2016

The Women in Science and Healthcare (WiSH) inaugural event featured keynote speaker Mahzarin Banaji, PhD, who discussed insights from her book Blindspot on the impact of implicit bias and strategies to overcome it. Featured talks included Sarah S. Richardson on gender bias in genomics and the importance of diversity in biomedical research, and Eileen Pollack on gender disparities in science, based on her book The Only Woman in the Room. Workshops led by experts such as Monica Vela, Jonathan Eisen, Abbie Wazlawek, and Anna Kaatz addressed sexism in medicine, male allyship, negotiation skills, and stereotype threat. The event also included panel discussions on women’s advancement in science and healthcare, and strategies to reduce implicit bias for better outcomes in research and care.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Mahzarin Banaji, PhD, Mahzarin Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard University - "Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People"

 

Featured Speaker: Sarah S. Richardson, PhD, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University - “Gender Bias and the Human Genome: The Case for Diversity in Biomedical Discovery”

 

Featured Speaker: Eileen Pollack, MFA, Director, Master of Fine Arts Program, University of Michigan - “The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys’ Club”

 

Workshop Speaker: Monica Vela, MD, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago - “Sexism in medicine”

 

 

Workshop Speaker: Jonathan Eisen PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of California at Davis - “Role of male advocates & allies”

 

Workshop Speaker: Abbie Wazlawek PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management - "High-impact negotiation skills"

 

Workshop Speaker: Anna Kaatz PhD & MPH, Director of Computational Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Women's Health Research - “Overcoming stereotype threat”

 

Panel Discussion: “Women’s Progress and the Barriers to Diversity in Science and Healthcare”

• Panelist: Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, '92, Clinical Core Co-Leader, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
• Panelist: Phil Hajduk, PhD, Vice President, R&D Information Research, AbbVie
• Panelist: Ramona Sequeira, MBA, President, United States Business Unit, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
• Panelist: Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, MS, Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness and Diversity Officer, Henry Ford Health System
• Moderator: K. Michael Welch, MB, CHB, FRCP, President and CEO, RFUMS

Panel Discussion: “Overcoming Implicit Bias to Foster Better Research and Healthcare”

• Panelist: Anna Kaatz PhD & MPH, Director of Computational Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Women's Health Research
• Panelist: Monica Vela, MD, Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
• Panelist: Jonathan Eisen PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of California at Davis
• Panelist: Abbie Wazlawek PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
• Moderator: Mildred M. G. Olivier, MD, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Global Health Chair for Chicago Medical School, Professor of Ophthalmology, RFUMS and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County