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Dr. Roberta Rincon: directing research for female engineersDr. Roberta Rincon is the associate director of research at the Society of Women Engineers. What really made me want to speak with Dr. Rincon is that title of hers. Why does an engineering society need a director of research? What is she researching? What is the research used for? How does she disseminate the research so as many people as possible understand? So many questions, so let’s just get to it!Get in touch with Dr. Rincon at roberta.rincon@swe.org.__TEACH THE GEEKGet public speaking tips at http://teachthegeek.com/tipsPrefer audio? Visit http://podcast.teachthegeek.com

Dr. Roberta Rincon: directing research for female engineers Dr. Roberta Rincon is the associate director of research at the Society of Women Engineers. What really made me want to speak with Dr. Rincon is that title of hers. Why does an engineering society need a director of research? What is she researching? What is the research used for? How does she disseminate the research so as many people as possible understand? So many questions, so let’s just get to it! Get in touch with Dr. Rincon at roberta.rincon@swe.org. __ TEACH THE GEEK Get public speaking tips at <a href="http://teachthegeek.com/tips" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://teachthegeek.com/tips</a> Prefer audio? Visit <a href="http://podcast.teachthegeek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podcast.teachthegeek.com</a>

EP. 249 - Dr. Roberta Rincon: directing research for female engineers

Many companies collect diversity and jobs data and review it internally, but don’t want to release it publicly, “because it doesn’t always make them look very good,” But, she added, different sources collect and report data on gender differently, and others lack the resources or incentives to either collect or report it. Roberta Rincon on Green Connections Radio podcast We bemoan Big Data because it seems they have every possible piece of data about us. But, when it comes to data we need on women in STEM, somehow the systems are not there to collect consistent data over time, I discovered. Not even the federal government. The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects some, but it seems every organization has its own definitions.   Listen to Roberta Rincon, head of Research at the Society of Women Engineers explain the issues on data, and that women engineers face in this engaging conversation with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson.   You'll learn:  Why the data is so bad when it comes to women in STEM and what we can do about it. What we can learn from other countries. The different types of bias women engineers face, like “prove it again bias,” and how they are disguised. What we can do in our own organizations to help reduce bias and drive inclusion. ..great career advice for women in any career.  And more!   "Think of your career as more of a jungle gym, go sideways or down to go up…(and) Most of the time, (the problem) is not you." Roberta Rincon on Green Connections Radio podcast Read my Forbes blog about this issue  here too. You'll also like:   Brenda Darden Wilkerson, CEO of Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology  Barbara Whye, new Chief Diversity Officer of Apple, formerly CDO and VP of HR at Intel.  Telle Whitney, former CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology, cofounder of Grace Hopper Conference  Maggi Reiss, on a new GCM study on women achievers  Heather Metcalf, head of Research, Assn. of Women in Science on how to get more women in STEM  Thanks for subscribing on  Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Also, join our Facebook Page  and share your insights! Join our mailing list to stay up to date on the top podcasts and special offers! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

Many companies collect diversity and jobs data and review it internally, but don’t want to release it publicly, “because it doesn’t always make them look very good,” But, she added, different sources collect and report data on gender differently, and others lack the resources or incentives to either collect or report it. Roberta Rincon on Green Connections Radio podcast We bemoan Big Data because it seems they have every possible piece of data about us. But, when it comes to data we need on women in STEM, somehow the systems are not there to collect consistent data over time, I discovered. Not even the federal government. The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects some, but it seems every organization has its own definitions. Listen to Roberta Rincon, head of Research at the Society of Women Engineers explain the issues on data, and that women engineers face in this engaging conversation with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson. You'll learn: <ul> <li>Why the data is so bad when it comes to women in STEM and what we can do about it.</li> <li>What we can learn from other countries.</li> <li>The different types of bias women engineers face, like “prove it again bias,” and how they are disguised.</li> <li>What we can do in our own organizations to help reduce bias and drive inclusion.</li> <li>..great career advice for women in any career.</li> </ul> And more! "Think of your career as more of a jungle gym, go sideways or down to go up…(and) Most of the time, (the problem) is not you." Roberta Rincon on Green Connections Radio podcast Read my Forbes blog about this issue <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmichelson2/2021/01/17/why-big-data-is-failing-women-in-stem-and-how-to-fix-it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a> too. You'll also like: <ul> <li><a href="http://greenconnectionsradio.com/women-in-tech-brenda-d-wilkerson-anitab-org-ceo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Brenda Darden Wilkerson</a>, CEO of Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology</li> <li><a href="http://greenconnectionsradio.com/recruiting-innovative-talent-for-stem-barbara-whye-vp-of-hr-and-diversity-chief-at-intel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Barbara Whye</a>, new Chief Diversity Officer of Apple, formerly CDO and VP of HR at Intel.</li> <li><a href="http://greenconnectionsradio.com/advancing-women-in-stem-telle-whitney-diversity-expert-fmr-ceo-anita-borg-institute-for-women-in-technology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Telle Whitney</a>, former CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology, cofounder of Grace Hopper Conference</li> <li><a href="http://greenconnectionsradio.com/study-what-motivates-women-to-be-leaders-maggi-reiss-ids-publishing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Maggi Reiss</a>, on a new GCM study on women achievers</li> <li><a href="http://greenconnectionsradio.com/how-to-get-more-women-stem-leaders-heather-metcalf-assn-of-women-in-science/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Heather Metcalf</a>, head of Research, Assn. of Women in Science on how to get more women in STEM</li> </ul> Thanks for subscribing on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/mk/podcast/green-connections-radio/id1077048971" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple</a> Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Also, join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreenConnectionsRadio" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>  and share your insights! Join our <a href="http://www.greenconnectionsradio.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailing list</a> to stay up to date on the top podcasts and special offers! Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/joanmichelson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joanmichelson</a>

Data Bias & Women Engineers - Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

Roberta Rincon is the Society of Women Engineers' (SWE) Manager of Research. Before joining SWE, Roberta Rincon was a Senior Research and Policy Analyst at The University of Texas System. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education policy research, coordinating various award and faculty recruitment programs, analyzing the impact of state legislative actions, and preparing white papers on topics ranging from classroom utilization to student success. Roberta received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and recently completed her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin. In this episode we discussed how to:  reduce gender bias in STEM. prevent the attrition of women away from STEM fields. improve the representation of women in tenured, full-time STEM professorships. improve school compliance with Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972 (prohibiting sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding).  Resources Title IX at 45 Chapter on Women and STEM (National Coalition for Women and Girls in STEM, 2017)  Bossy Pants by Tina Fey NEWS ROUNDUP  The FCC announced the winners of its wireless spectrum auction last week. The auction involved creating incentives for broadcasters to sell their spectrum back to the FCC, with the FCC, in turn, auctioning that spectrum to wireless carriers hungry for spectrum to expand their networks. T-Mobile won the most licenses after spending $8 billion for the spectrum, followed Dish at $6.2 billion, Comcast at $1.7 billion, and 59 other bidders. Maggie Reardon has the story in CNET.  Remember the Wheeler FCC's plan to allow travelers to make mobile phone calls in-flight? Well, it looks like you're going to have to keep that phone in airplane mode when you fly. Current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai put an order on circulation that would kill the plan, and since the FCC still only has 3 commissioners instead of the usual five, and 2 are Republican, the order is likely to pass. Laura Hautala reports in CNET.  CIA Director Mike Pompeo pledged to crack down on sites like Wikileaks and activists like Edward Snowden. Pompeo said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event last week that these so-called transparency activists "champion nothing but their own celebrity." Pompeo did not state specifically what specific measures the CIA would take, but said the agency's approaches will be constantly evolving. Catch the story in next.gov. The man who  continued to robocall consumers on the Do-Not-Call registry will have to pay at least $65,000 to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC announced the settlement on Thursday. Justin Ramsey will have to pay up to $2.2 million if the agency finds that he and his company lied about their finances. Brian Fung has the story in the Washington Post.  Microsoft reported that the number of foreign intelligence surveillance requests it received from the federal government for the first 6 months of 2016 was nearly double what it was the previous year. The number of requests last year stood between 1,000 to 1,499. Dustin Volz reports in Reuters.  The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order banning commercial and hobby drones from flying over 133 U.S. military bases. The drones can come within 400 feet but no more. Penalties will include fines and prosecutions. David Krevets reports in Ars. In Google's lawsuit against Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets pertaining to Google's autonomous vehicle technology,  Uber attempted to claim Fifth Amendment protection for the due diligence report it put together when it was developing its self-driving car initiative. But the Court isn't buying it and the due diligence report will be admitted. Google claims the report will prove Uber stole 14,000 files from Google. Johana Bhuiyan and Tess Townsend have the story in Recode.

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertarincon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roberta Rincon</a> is the <a href="http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Society of Women Engineers</a>' (SWE) Manager of Research. Before joining SWE, Roberta Rincon was a Senior Research and Policy Analyst at The University of Texas System. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education policy research, coordinating various award and faculty recruitment programs, analyzing the impact of state legislative actions, and preparing white papers on topics ranging from classroom utilization to student success. Roberta received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA and an M.S. in Information Management from Arizona State University, and recently completed her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from UT Austin. In this episode we discussed how to: <ul> <li>reduce gender bias in STEM.</li> <li>prevent the attrition of women away from STEM fields.</li> <li>improve the representation of women in tenured, full-time STEM professorships.</li> <li>improve school compliance with <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1681" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972</a> (prohibiting sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding).</li> </ul> Resources <a href="http://www.ncwge.org/STEM.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Title IX at 45 Chapter on Women and STEM</a> (National Coalition for Women and Girls in STEM, 2017) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bossypants-Tina-Fey/dp/0316056898/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1492393696&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bossypants" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bossy Pants</a> by Tina Fey NEWS ROUNDUP <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Ft-mobile-comcast-directv-wireless-spends-8-billion-as-big-winner-of-fcc-auction-spectrum%2F&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The FCC announced the winners of its wireless spectrum auction</a> last week. The auction involved creating incentives for broadcasters to sell their spectrum back to the FCC, with the FCC, in turn, auctioning that spectrum to wireless carriers hungry for spectrum to expand their networks. T-Mobile won the most licenses after spending $8 billion for the spectrum, followed Dish at $6.2 billion, Comcast at $1.7 billion, and 59 other bidders. Maggie Reardon has the story in CNET. <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Ffcc-chairman-lets-kill-plan-to-allow-in-flight-cell-phone-calls%2F&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Remember the Wheeler FCC's plan to allow travelers to make mobile phone calls in-flight? Well, it looks like you're going to have to keep that phone in airplane mode when you fly.</a> Current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai put an order on circulation that would kill the plan, and since the FCC still only has 3 commissioners instead of the usual five, and 2 are Republican, the order is likely to pass. Laura Hautala reports in CNET. <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fcybersecurity%2F2017%2F04%2Fcia-director-pledges-ramp-digital-defenses-against-wikileaks-insider-threats%2F137013%2F&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> CIA Director Mike Pompeo pledged to crack down on sites like Wikileaks and activists like Edward Snowden</a>. Pompeo said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event last week that these so-called transparency activists "champion nothing but their own celebrity." Pompeo did not state specifically what specific measures the CIA would take, but said the agency's approaches will be constantly evolving. Catch the story in <a href="http://next.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">next.gov</a>. The man who <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-switch%2Fwp%2F2017%2F04%2F13%2Fthis-guy-wouldnt-stop-robocalling-the-do-not-call-list-now-hes-paying-for-it%2F%3Futm_term%3D.d3ab459946cb&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> continued to robocall consumers on the Do-Not-Call registry will have to pay at least $65,000 to the Federal Trade Commission</a>. The FTC announced the settlement on Thursday. Justin Ramsey will have to pay up to $2.2 million if the agency finds that he and his company lied about their finances. Brian Fung has the story in the Washington Post. <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-microsoft-surveillance-idUSKBN17F2G7&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Microsoft reported that the number of foreign intelligence surveillance requests it received from the federal government for the first 6 months of 2016 was nearly double what it was the previous year</a>. The number of requests last year stood between 1,000 to 1,499. Dustin Volz reports in Reuters. <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Ftech-policy%2F2017%2F04%2Fpsa-aviation-regulators-bar-drone-flights-over-us-military-facilities%2F&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order banning commercial and hobby drones from flying over 133 U.S. military bases</a>. The drones can come within 400 feet but no more. Penalties will include fines and prosecutions. David Krevets reports in Ars. In Google's lawsuit against Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets pertaining to Google's autonomous vehicle technology, <a href="https://getpocket.com/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.recode.net%2F2017%2F4%2F10%2F15252660%2Fjudge-denies-privelege-log-report-alphabet-uber&amp;formCheck=c781e24bf5055ed0ffa50e0e934ae6ac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Uber attempted to claim Fifth Amendment protection for the due diligence report it put together when it was developing its self-driving car initiative</a>. But the Court isn't buying it and the due diligence report will be admitted. Google claims the report will prove Uber stole 14,000 files from Google. Johana Bhuiyan and Tess Townsend have the story in Recode.