English speakers: Gender equality in academic and professional settings : the influence of gender stereotypes - WORKSHOP

-Acquiring knowledge about the influence of gender stereotypes on male and female cognitive performances and on hiring committees' decisions.

-Acting to reduce gender discrimination.

The training session presents several findings from cognitive sciences on gender bias and how to reduce their consequences.

-Social stereotypes: examples, definition, characteristics, causes.
-Women underrepresentation in STEM : why ?
-The influence of gender stereotypes on cognitive functioning.
-Gender implicit bias in long term memory.
-The influence of gender stereotypes on the evaluation of female and male abilities.
-Strategies to reduce the effects of gender bias.

It is recommended that you have previously attended the awareness conference scheduled for December 2, 2022

- Knowing how to explain the effects of gender bias to others.
-Be able to identify gender bias in evaluative settings and during hiring processes.
-Be able to reduce gender discrimination.
- Master scientific findings on the effects of gender stereotypes on cognitive functioning.

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