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IDEASˢ Lab is Proud to Announce its Participation in the ISTAS21 Conference October 31st
(October, 2021)

STEM counterspaces are emerging as important communal spaces that support women and their identity development in STEM. Counterspaces are community-driven, safe spaces that nurture a sense of belonging through strategies that are validating for intersectional identity development. In this paper, we review existing research about counterspaces that support women and women of colour in STEM and use the framework of Feminine Ethics of Care to analyze these spaces.

Dr. Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen, Katelin Hynes, Sanya Cardoza, & Jenn Muchmaker will be in attendance representing their team and presenting their paper Towards a Community of Care: Counterspaces for Women in sTem Education.

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IDEASˢ Lab & Future Black Female Presents: Building STEM Capital Virtual Conference
September 13th, 2021
(September, 2021)

Future Black Female (FBF) and IDEASˢ Lab at Ontario Tech University present a knowledge synthesis of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) women in STEM. Join our virtual conference to uncover the systemic factors impacting BIPOC women in universities. What does it take to success in the face of underrepresentation; under resourcing; and high dropout rates?

Come Learn, inspire, and wonder through prevocalic conversations. Let us advance the successes and representations of BIPOC women in STEM.

Panel 1 - Empowerment Through Research (10:30am-12:00pm)
Panel 2 - Counterspace & Community (3:00pm-4:30pm)
Panel 3 - Identity (5:30pm-7:00pm)

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IDEASˢ Lab & Future Black Female Presents: Gaining STEM Capital (Pre-Conference)
August 30th, 2021 5:30-7:30
(August, 2021)

Join us for a round table highlighting BIPOC woman student's experience in university STEM programs. On this evening we will be discussing themes of Intersectionality, Counterspaces and Community, Empowerment Through Research, & STEM Identity.

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Faculty of Education researcher receives funding to explore the retention of Women of Colour in STEM degree programs (March, 2021)

Dr. Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, and Dr. Tapo Chimbganda, Founder and Executive Director, Future Black Female, recently received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Ryerson Future Skills Centre to examine retention efforts for Women of Colour in post-secondary science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Two Ontario Tech University students will join Dr. Ruttenberg-Rozen and Dr. Chimbganda in this research: Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies and Digital Technology student Chantal McKenzie, and Master of Arts in Education student Katelin Hynes.

The team will explore successful and unsuccessful retention efforts in North American colleges and universities. They also seek to identify how digital tools and technology can be used or developed to leverage support efforts.

Click to read the final report here.

Dr. Robyn Ruttenber-Rozen Featured in Oshawa This Week Article: Why is there an achievement gap for Black students in Durham?
(February, 2021)

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