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In celebration of International Women's Day this Month, we held a public lecture titled: "Women & STEM Education in Egypt & the US : Stepping into a Man's World of Science & Technology " on Thursday March 28th, 2024 from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm (assembly hour) – Conference and Visitor Center, Mary Cross Hall AUC New Cairo Despite a plethora of advances made by women in the world we live in today, they are still woefully underrepresented in the realm of STEM education and the associated career paths. At this event, we uncovered the history, reasons & challenges women face in both countries as they embark on STEM education and career paths in both countries. Why is STEM still unpopular with women? Are there challenges? What are they? Are they the same in both countries? Do culture & gender roles relate to this topic? Is it a matter of incompetence or stamina? Should gender matter in these fields? Are STEM fields less feminine? These are the questions our fine panelists answered at the lecture via their inspiring journey in STEM education & career paths. We were honored to host the following esteemed speakers on the panel:

  • Dr. Hanadi Salem, Professor and Chairperson, AUC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chair of the University Senate
  • Dr. Ana Lichtenberger, US Fulbright Scholar and AUC’s SSE Adjunct Professor
  • Mrs. Mai Salama, CEO of ‘Mai the Mechanic’- A pioneer female mechanic in Egypt

The panel was moderated by Yasmeen El-Ghazaly, Adjunct Faculty & the Assistant to Director at the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies & Research (CASAR) This event was held in honor of International Women's Day and was a collaboration between the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), The Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars Program, the School of Science & Engineering at AUC, The Fulbright Commission in Egypt and the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo For more info email: casar@aucegypt.edu Follow us for updates on our events & activities on: CASAR website: https://gapp.aucegypt.edu/centers/casar FB page: / casar.aucegypt.edu

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Date of Performance/Event

Spring 3-28-2024

Venue

Mary Cross Hall, AUC New Campus

Faculty Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

  • Guest speaker: Dr. Hanadi Salem, Professor and Chairperson, AUC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chair of the University Senate
  • Guest speaker: Dr. Ana Lichtenberger, US Fulbright Scholar and AUC’s SSE Adjunct Professor
  • Moderator: Yasmeen El-Ghazaly, Adjunct Faculty & the Assistant to Director at the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies & Research (CASAR)

Student Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

Report by: Maha Muehlhaeusler (CASAR Research Assistant)

Guest Performer(s)/Contributor(s)

  • Guest speaker: Mrs. Mai Salama, CEO of ‘Mai the Mechanic’- A pioneer female mechanic in Egypt

Department

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research

Other Unit/Department/Organization

The American University in Cairo

Associated Event/Series Name

CASAR Lecture Series

Credits/ Acknowledgements

This event was a collaboration between the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR), The Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars Program, the School of Science & Engineering at AUC, The Fulbright Commission in Egypt and the Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo

Keywords

Women, STEM Education Egypt, US, Man's World, Science, Technology

Disciplines

Applied Mathematics | Applied Mechanics | Educational Leadership | International and Comparative Education | Other Education | Other Engineering | Science and Mathematics Education | Women's History | Women's Studies

Content Type

Lecture/Talk/Speech

File Type

Text

Extent

3 pages

Language

eng

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