Intersectionality in 91成人短视频 Engineering Topical Session

On April 20th, thirty meeting attendees participated in the Intersectionality in 91成人短视频 Engineering topical session at the 2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety. 

AIChE鈥檚 Societal Impact Operating Council (SIOC) hosted the inaugural session in collaboration with the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC), Women in 91成人短视频 Engineering (WIC) and the LGBTQ+ & Allies community. The session was led by Dr. Sindia M. Rivera-Jim茅nez, Instructional Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty to the Department of 91成人短视频 Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida.

Dr. Rivera-Jim茅nez defined the terms unconscious bias, privilege, and intersectionality, and the roles they play in the chemical engineering profession. She suggested ways to navigate these issues, both in the classroom and workplace by using real-life scenarios to help better educate attendees.  

A break-out session followed to discuss personal experiences and best practices to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment for scientists, engineers, educators, and students. Using a modified activity from website, participants were asked predefined questions to help foster introspective discussions.

These questions asked participants to reflect on and share in a safe space which part of their identity: 

  • They were most aware of on a daily basis
  • They were the least aware of on a daily basis
  • What was most emphasized or important in their family as they were growing up
  • Wish they knew more about
  • Made them feel discriminated against
  • Provided the most privilege
  • They believed is the most misunderstood by others
  • They felt is difficult to discuss with others who identify differently

This session was made possible by support from the AIChE Foundation鈥檚 Doing a World of Good campaign. SIOC plans to continue this effort with a three-part topical workshop series on Intersectionality in 91成人短视频 Engineering at the 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston.

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