Following the opening panel discussion, those attending the
symposium participated in workshop sessions to examine specific
policy and practice issues affecting women that have emerged
from recent changes in scientific investigation, education
and workplaces. Each workshop group developed specific proposals
to advance opportunities for women, and identified corresponding
strategies for action in their home institutions.
Dr. Maxine Savitz, Member of the National Science Board and
the National Academy of Engineering, and Dr. Maria Pellegrini,
Program Director at the W.M. Keck Foundation, provided leadership
for these sessions. In large group meetings that preceded
the first workshop sessions, Drs. Savitz and Pellegrini reflected
on key points raised by the opening panel and led discussion
of issues relevant to all workshop groups. Following the final
workshop sessions, participants reconvened for lively discussion
of the recommendations made by the various workshop groups
to create new opportunities for girls and women in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and
professions.
