Journalists play an essential role in bringing new scientific discoveries to the public. It is essential that they have a thorough understanding of how critical research has been designed, conducted and published, asking probing questions like: has sex and gender been integrated in this research? Are there cultural blindspots in this work? Do we have data on research output by gender, race or ethnicity?
As universities, funders and scientific publishers work to create a more inclusive research ecosystem, science journalists must keep pace with key issues around representation, intersectionality, bias and methodology to gain a deeper understanding of them as contributors to quality, the intellectual potential of research, the scientific talent pool and most importantly, societal impact.
This session will explore key issues and perspectives on gender and intersectionality, to equip and challenge science journalists as they interact with and report on the research.
This session is co-organized with Elsevier.
Speakers
Elizabeth Pollitzer (Portia Ltd.)
Adam Travis (Logitech)
Ilaria Cianchetta (Chem Catalysis)
Asha ten Broeke (independent writer and journalist)
Moderator
Rebecca Clear (Elsevier)
