Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity

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Hill-Lopes Scholars Program Book Event

Join the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program for a book talk with Lisa M.P. Munoz, author of Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity. All are welcomed to attend.

About the Book: Women in Science Now examines solutions to the persistent gender gap in science, offering new perspectives on how to make STEM fields more equitable and inclusive for all. This book shares stories and insights of women from a range of backgrounds working in various disciplines, illustrating the journeys that brought them to the sciences, the challenges they faced along the way, and the important contributions they have made to their fields.

Author Lisa M.P. Munoz combines these narratives with a wealth of data to illuminate the size and scope of the challenges women scientists face, while highlighting research-based solutions to help overcome these obstacles. She presents groundbreaking studies in social psychology and organizational behavior that are informing novel approaches for combating historic and ongoing inequities. Women in Science Now combines her passion for telling the stories of individual scientists with her drive to share groundbreaking research studies and help to effect change in the culture of science.

About the Speaker: Lisa M.P. Munoz is a science writer and the founder and president of SciComm Services, a science communications consulting firm. A former journalist and press officer, she has more than twenty years of experience crafting science content for scientists and the public alike. Munoz was the publicist and outreach producer for the Emmy-nominated documentary film Picture a Scientist and holds an engineering degree from Cornell University.

Lisa Munoz will be available for a book signing after the event and copies of Women in Science Now will be available for purchase in the Towson University UStore.

This event is hosted by the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program in partnership with Becton, Dickinson and Company. The Hill-Lopes Scholars Program seeks to support women in STEM at Towson University and beyond through professional development, community, and career exploration.

For more information about the event, please visit the Hill-Lopes Events webpage. For questions or special accommodations, please contact the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program or call 410-704-2275.

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