[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Colloquium today at 14:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Thu 2022-03-17 at 14:00

Location:  Remote              

Speaker:   Elena Long (U New Hampshire)

Title:     LGBTQ+ Experiences in Physics

Abstract: In 2014 the American Physical Society (APS) created an Ad-Hoc Committee on LGBT Issues (C-LGBT) charged with reporting on the obstacles to inclusion of LGBT physicists, a term which for the purpose of this report refers to persons who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, or asexual, as well as other sexual and gender minorities. The full charge was as follows: "The committee will advise the APS on the current status of LGBT issues in physics, provide recommendations for greater inclusion, and engage physicists in laying the foundation for a more inclusive physics community. More specifically, the committee will investigate LGBT representation in physics, assess the educational and professional climate in physics, recommend changes in policies and practices that impact LGBT physicists, and address other issues that affect inclusion." I will present the findings and recommendations of the C-LGBT final report, and discuss the future of APS efforts toward LGBT inclusion in physics with an intersectional lens.

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Meeting URL:
https://uvic.zoom.us/j/83272588381?pwd=bVczb0wyWGlVMjhJKytrMlFZd2QrQT09

Meeting ID: 832 7258 8381

Password: 348916



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