Thomas Leischner

Tackling gender equity in academic sciences

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer On January 12, SFU Sci-Space conducted a workshop to help interested students start discourse about the conditions of gender equity and inclusion in the academic sciences, and the changes they want to see in their futures. This is the second year SFU Sci-Space has held a workshop regarding gender equity in STEM. The workshop had both undergraduate and graduate students share their experiences on gender-based violence and marginalization within academic sciences. In an interview with The Peak, Thomas Leischner, the student engagement coordinator for the Sci-Space team, opened up about the idea behind the workshop…

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