Pulse Oximeter Devices Have 3x Higher Error Rate in Black Patients. Covid continues to reveal the sickening, deathly- deep layers of systemic racism.
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Sally Winkler & Kayla Wolf, co-founders of the Double Shelix podcast are this year's #WITIatUC#AthenaAward winners for Next Generation Engagement. With their podcast, they have built a platform to highlight the accomplishments of women in STEM at all career stages. #WomeninTech
Improving # of women in science on wikipedia is a human (precision) & machine (recall) collaboration - machine surfaces missing women scientists, humans add pages #witiatuc AI Goals? Understand, Empower people, Predict, Fully automate - Let's use AI to make people more efficient.
We don’t talk much about soaring highs immediately followed by crushing lows, and vice versa. I experienced both this week, and it does a number on you. Some people said I was their hero this week, others said I’m the problem. The trick is not letting either sentiment define me🙂
Quick reminder on #womeninscience day, fam: you don’t have to be the first, the only, the best, the fastest, the “anything” to deserve to be celebrated or be in #stem. If you enjoy the pursuit, you deserve to be here and to be acknowledged. Don’t ever forget that.
Tomorrow (12 Feb) at 6pm CET, join us for a webinar on "Interpersonal Communication," part of our capacity-building series for #womenintech. Catch up on recordings of past sessions and register for upcoming topics here: https://t.co/9bAAnOr2jq #EQUALSinTech
Mark your calendars for course 4 in our webinar series on Business & Leadership for Women in Technology. On 12 Feb at 6pm CET, @KaraSammet of Gender Lenz will teach "Interpersonal Communication," a critical skill! Learn more and register: https://t.co/9bAAnOr2jq #EQUALSinTech
Ever wondered how @missnattymack, @shivsiroya, @selinato, and others take care of themselves as busy startup founders? Check out the ways @fcubedvc is finding balance in the new year (hint: podcasts📻, exercise🧘🏻♀️, and creative date nights🥰 make the list). https://t.co/xJvLn5Q1V3
This thread is both spot on and exactly why I don’t talk abt *attracting* girls of color (or other marginalized groups) into #stem. The interest is already there, but the system does a good job driving us away from and discouraging our interest in it. The data also bear this out.
What can we do to improve access to & inclusion in #STEM? Include families! Case study highlights best practices & lessons learned from programs serving communities with important cultural differences. https://t.co/niXN3F188B
@LindaKekelis @KaraSammet@techbridgegirls@medialab
Engage families NOT just students! Development of CS programs, industry partnerships, internships, competitions, mentorships, experiential school & community learning opportunities are necessary for sustainable impact & the creation of CS ecosystems! #CSforAllSummit#CSforAll
Dr. Kara Sammet talking family engagement in #STEM. Families play a critical role in supporting youth to pursue and persist in #STEM@KaraSammet#CSforALLSummit
Meeting people where they are and not where you want them to be or how. It's about trust, relationships and people. #CSforALLSummit Without water we are nothing. Commitments to tribal nations not just states. CSforAll people, disciplines, communities, the Earth...