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URL:https://www.singaporewomeninscience.org/events/elizabeth-politzer-why-
 should-scientists-care-about-gender/
SUMMARY:Elizabeth Politzer - Why should scientists care about gender?
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Pollitzer PhD is co-founder and Director of Portia\, 
 an organization devoted to improving gender equality in STEM and advancing
  the understanding of the gender dimension in STEM\nElizabeth will be join
 ing us to talk about her work with Portia\, an organization devoted to imp
 roving gender equality in STEM and advancing the understanding of the gend
 er dimension in STEM.\nUntil very recently\, the prevailing attitude to ge
 nder equality in science was that science should be ‘gender neutral’ t
 o be good\, that is\, it should not matter if the researcher was a woman o
 r a man\, or the research  subject was female or male.  This belief has 
 been now challenged by extensive scientific evidence which shows that ‘g
 ender neutral science’ is an illusion that hides extensive male gender b
 ias in science knowledge and practice. The consequences are that science h
 as more evidence for males/men than for females/women and quality of resea
 rch outcomes is frequently worse for women than for men.\nFurthermore\, ge
 nder blind and gender biased research contributes to the reproducibility
  crisis\, e.g. Amgen failed to reproduce 47 out of 53 foundational papers 
 in oncology. The key drivers for integrating gender perspective into scien
 ce knowledge production and application are: 1) enhanced excellence\, 2) o
 pportunities to turn scientific discoveries into new markets\, 3) making i
 nnovation more responsive to societal needs and more sustainable\; and 4) 
 better return on investment in women’s higher education and better use o
 f their creative\, intellectual\, and innovation talent. The aim of this t
 alk is to present this evidence and how research funding and research perf
 orming organisations in Europe\, and beyond\, have responded.\nWe will be 
 hosting a casual networking happy hour afterwards and invite anyone to att
 end either or both events. Everyone is welcome to attend\, no RSVP necessa
 ry.\n
LOCATION:Breakthrough Theatrette\, Level 4\, Matrix Building\, 30 Biopolis 
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