Short description: How women in STEM careers can aspire to lead without compromise. Guests: Shubha Tole and Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha Soundbite: Kyla Roland Episode description: In this week's episode we interview two phenomenal women in STEM who have been outspoken on gender inequities in science. They share their personal stories and reflect on what works and what doesn’t. Also they have some great tips on being a leader and not conforming to social norms that would act only to limit the potential of a woman.
Takeaways from today's episode:
Resources
Some inspirational Women leaders in STEM from: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/research-action/women-leaders-global-health
Insights from Women Leaders: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/research-action/women-leaders-global-health/insights-women-leaders
Shubha’s article in nature; Mentorship comes from many sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-018-0189-x?WT.feed_name=subjects_neurogenesis
Inspirational words from Shuba Tole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6l3GckVNI
Shubha Tole on not compromising on your dreams as a woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7s7bP40gk0
Marriage, women and STEM: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/how-societal-norms-work-against-women-choosing-stem-careers/articleshow/60804962.cms
Review of gender inequities in sub-saharan Africa: http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/652/0
Mansplaining: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180727-mansplaining-explained-in-one-chart
Interviews with Women in STEM podcast (In French): https://www.iybssd2022.org/20-a-podcast-where-women-in-science-and-tech-talk-about-themselves/
Guest information
Prof. Shubha Tole obtained her BSc (1978) from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and a PhD (1994) from Caltech, USA. After a post-doc at the University of Chicago, she joined the faculty of the Tata Institute in Mumbai, India in 1999. Tole actively engages in public outreach and is an engaged mentor. Connect with Shuba on twitter @shubhatole. Website: https://www.tifr.res.in/~dbs/faculty/stolelab/Home.html
Prof. Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha is a Senior Specialist on HIV for UNICEF’s global programmes. A medical doctor with specialist training in pediatrics, infectious disease and child health, she has extensive experience as a public health professional; and in academia including as chair and professor of paediatrics at the University of Nairobi. @DeeMboriNgacha
Kyla Roland completed a B.S. in Biology at Davidson College in 2019, and during her senior year she was awarded the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Currently she is a Post baccalaureate IRTA Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, where she will pursue an independent research project with implications for understanding the spread of human diseases.
Acknowledgements
Editing by Mariana Vaz, https://www.marianacpvaz.com/
Research: Christine Boinett and Alice Matimba
Producers: Christine Boinett (Creator and Executive producer), Alice Matimba (Senior Producer), Isabela Malta (Producer) and Emmanuela Oppong (Producer).
Host: Christine Boinett
Media and Marketing: Catherine Holmes
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