Sonoma State University’s School of Science and Technology recently hosted the “The Gender Gap in STEM” panel with local women leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Dr. Carmen Works, a professor of chemistry, Omayra Ortega, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, and Dr. Shubbhi Taneja, an assistant professor of computer science took part in the discussion.
Also on the panel were Denia Candela, watershed outreach coordinator at the Sonoma Ecology Center, and Heather Chierici, one of Santa Rosa Junior College’s managers for capital projects.
“Bringing light to the challenges and opportunities for girls and women in the STEM fields and helping lift and change the engagement of girls and women in STEM is important to the future of our region, nation, and the world,” said Lynn Stauffer, dean of the School of Science and Technology.
With a student population of 9,300, Sonoma State works to deliver education through innovative programs that leverage the economic, cultural and natural resources of the North Bay, a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. Held in partnership with the United Nations Association of Sonoma County and the Women in Tech Initiative, the event took place on Feb. 11.
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