1. The Women We Know Amina Hussein & Audrey Sedal
Library Engagement Symposium
04/12/2017

2. Representation

3. Representation
16% of UM Mechanical Engineering graduate students identify as female [1]
8% of American Plasma Physics researchers identify as female [2]
4% of Fortune 500 CEOs identify as female [3]

4. Representation
“It does appear that on many, many different human attributes -- height, weight, propensity for criminality, overall IQ, mathematical ability, scientific ability […] there is a difference in the standard deviation, and variability of a male and a female population.”
Larry Summers, 2005 [4]
“I am judged a lot more harshly because I am a woman.”
Zaha Hadid, 2016 [5]

5. Representation
Portrayals of smart women are often one-dimensional and monolithic
[6,7,8,9]

6. Representation
Real women are three-dimensional

7. Representation Real women are three-dimensional Prof. Diann Brei
Director of University of Michigan Design Science Program
>100 papers and 14 patents
Girl Scout Leader
Loves Dogs

8. Representation Real women are three-dimensional Audrey Sedal
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering
Slowly becoming an expert in continuum robots
Was a champion curler (ice bowling) in high school
Makes scones often

9. Representation Real women are three-dimensional Isabel Luce
PhD Student in Art History
Studying the material culture of the Victorian home through paintings, diaries, letters and home advice manuals.
Spends her free time bouldering at the climbing gym and sketching portraits of her friends

10. Our Goals

11. Our Goals
A three-dimensional exploration into the personal and professional lives of a diverse set of women
Intimate, conversation-oriented videos that showcase their professional expertise and personal passions
Show that accomplished women need not conform to any one stereotype

12. Sources [1] https://lsa.umich.edu/physics/people.html
[2] engineering-department-of-mechanical-engineering-000_ aspx#/sweeps- modal
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[6] Tvtropes.org
[7] Dreamworks Pictures
[8] Walt Disney Studios
[9] Miramax