Shaping Futures: Women in Academia Share their Journeys
Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.
- Marie Curie
About Our Project:
This project supports women in academia by organizing inclusive workshops and discussions featuring successful scholars from diverse backgrounds, including women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and women with disabilities.
It brings in current graduate students and postdocs to address key barriers to academic and professional success. By increasing awareness of academic career challenges and opportunities, this initiative will empower graduate students and postdocs to make informed decisions and build supportive professional networks.
Upcoming Workshop:
Women in Academia Share their Journeys
🕔 When: 16 April, 2026 (Thursday) 5:00 - 7:00 PM
📍Where: Walker Hall Gibeling Room - 1220
🗣️ Speakers: Celina Juliano, Priya Shah, and Rebecca Kluchin
🗒️ RSVP here.
The workshop will bring together faculty and graduate students and postdocs to discuss important topics related to the experiences of women in academia. Conversations will explore balancing family life and academic careers, navigating parental leave and institutional policies, and addressing gender bias in mentoring, leadership, publishing, and grant writing. The session will also highlight strategies for building a successful academic career, including networking and navigating early-career challenges.
Food and drinks will be provided!
Upcoming Documentary Screening:
Featured Film: Picture A Scientist
Professors For The Future invites you to a screening of "Picture a Scientist", followed by a discussion on sexual harassment and discrimination in STEM and how we can work towards change.
Food and drinks will be provided!
About the film:
PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
Sophie Rose Gretler: [email protected]
Ece Goktayoglu: [email protected]
Sara Hariri: [email protected]