2023 Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges Conference:

Turning rigorous research into concrete strategies for challenging gender biases in STEM

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Desautels Hall, 105 St. George Street, Toronto

November 16th: Public Conference November 17th: ESS Partners and Research Team Meeting

Co-hosted by:

Join experts from education, industry, and government to explore strategies for boosting success for people of all genders in STEM

The Engendering Success in STEM Research Consortium (ESS) and the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) are excited to co-host the capstone knowledge-sharing conference of ESS: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges (BBBB). The event brings together leaders from academia, industry, and government to generate new ideas and deepen existing collaborations for evidence-based interventions to promote gender inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

The event features recognized scholars from around the world:

  • Glenn Adams, University of Kansas

  • Edward Chang, Harvard University

  • Sapna Cheryan, University of Washington

  • Nilanjana Dasgupta, University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Patricia Devine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Takako Hashimoto, Chiba University of Commerce

  • Sarah Kaplan, University of Toronto

  • Ivuoma Onyeador, Northwestern University

Learn about the latest findings from experts in:

  • Creating and sustaining gender diverse and inclusive educational and professional environments

  • Gender and the economy

  • The promise and perils of anti-bias training

  • International perspectives on global economic growth and gender inequality