Fwd: Pink Brain, Blue Brain

[Lynda Milne]

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Subject: Pink Brain, Blue Brain

Date: May 17, 2013 8:54:52 AM CDT

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The Myth: Pink and Blue Brains     How small differences grow into troublesome gaps and what we can do about it Nature, nurture & gender differences in STEM interest and achievement     Sex differences are a hot topic. Neuroscience has identified few reliable differences between men's and women's--or--boys' and girls' brains relevant to learning or education. Nonetheless, the belief that female brains are intrinsically less adept at spatial-mathematical-logical reasoning continues to hamper girls' and women's advancement at all stages of the educational and professional trajectory.       Dr. Eliot will share current data on sex difference in the brain, and provide evidence bolstering the argument that females' advancement is hindered largely by societal factors that act from the earliest years of life.    Instead of assuming hard-wired differences, attention to stereotypes and various influences on females' advancement can help educators design more effective interventions to stem the tide of women from STEM.     Our Presenter: Lise Eliot, Ph.D.   Associate Professor Neuroscience, Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University     Dr. Eliot directs the Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience and oversees the neuroscience curriculum of M.D. students and research ethics training for Ph.D. students.      A graduate of Harvard  and Columbia Universities,  Dr. Eliot conducted post-doctoral research in cellular neurophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine before turning her attention to public education about brain development, neural plasticity, and sex differences.   Dr. Eliot has published more than 50 works, ranging from peer-reviewed neurophysiology papers to popular science pieces, including two widely praised books:  What's Going On In There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life(Bantam, 2000) and Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About It (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).       Register Here!   Thursday  May 23, 2013    1:00 PM EDT  Please Log-on  at 12:50 AM   Before the Webinar Power Point will be posted  by May 22, 2013 Power Point     Invite a group of colleagues to view the webinar together!     Share this invitation widely!       Enjoy WEPAN Webinars?   Make a donation to support WEPAN's work.

 

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