Women in STEM Leadership Program
Diverse voices and backgrounds strengthen scientific research and discovery.
Despite recent progress to increase diversity and inclusion in STEM fields, women and other underrepresented groups still make up a fraction of the STEM workforce in the United States and represent an untapped talent pool.
Through the Women in STEM Leadership Program, women and other underrepresented groups in STEM will receive the support they seek to excel in their careers, rise to influence and decision-making positions, and foster more diversity, equity and inclusion in their fields.
When everyone has a seat at the table - or the bench - science and society benefit.
About the Program
The Alda Center’s Women in STEM Leadership Program empowers and supports women and other underrepresented populations in science, engineering, math, and other research fields to thrive in their careers, and to contribute as leaders, mentors and role models to others. In this way, together we can make scientific and research-based fields more equitable and inclusive to a diverse population.
Program fellows join a community of like-minded professionals and participate in a series of professional development workshops. Throughout the program, participants expand their skills, develop their personal leadership styles, and create the change they want to see in their organization, their field, and our world.
This program is fully funded with donor support. There is no cost to participants.
The program consists of three distinct parts.
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Two pilot series of the three, 3-hour professional development workshops will be offered this spring to Stony Brook researchers.
PILOT SESSION I
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in SBU STEM Programs
Session Dates:
Essentials for Women in STEM
Friday, April 16
1 to 4:30 pm
Negotiation for Women in STEM
Thursday, April 29
1 to 4:30 pm
Personal Branding
Thursday, May 13
1 to 4:30 p.m.
By Participating:
Participants will be encouraged to participate in all three workshops. They are welcome to participate in subsequent parts of the program, including joining the professional network, and contributing ideas and efforts to the Empowerment Projects.
PILOT SESSION II
SBU Researchers
Session Dates:
Coming Soon.
By Participating:
Participants will be encouraged to participate in all three workshops. They are welcome to participate in subsequent parts of the program, including joining the professional network, and contributing ideas and efforts to the Empowerment Projects.
OPEN SESSIONS
Early and Mid-Career STEM Researchers
Session Dates:
Sessions will be offered in June and July.
Additional information will be coming soon. Later dates, through 2023, will be announced in the coming months.
By Participating:
Fellows will join their peers for the three 3-hour live online workshops, join a growing network of professionals dedicated to inclusion across STEM and other research fields, and have the opportunity to create the change they want to see through Empowerment Projects.
Learn More
Alix Dehayem
Program Coordinator
Alix.Dehayem@stonybrook.edu
The Alda Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Ann and Andrew Tisch for this program.