The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) is promoting the virtual screening of the film, Picture a Scientist, for viewing at leisure on October 1st and 2nd, 2020.
The screening will serve as a community engagement event and a venue for dialogue on inclusion within the geoscience community. The event will discuss challenges and solutions to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the geosciences profession to create a welcoming space for all.
Register to watch the film at your leisure here. Tickets are limited!
Abstact:
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.
Picture a Scientist was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film’s virtual theatrical run reached 47 theaters across the USA in June 2020, and raised money for two organizations advancing women of color in STEM. The film is currently available for virtual community screenings, and plans are in progress for broadcast and streaming distribution in the coming months.