Description:

The AMS Hydrology Committee hosted the very successful "Her Career, Her Stories" Town Hall event at the 101th AMS Annual Meeting, in which several leading women in hydrology  reflected on their careers and provided advice for other women in the field. This year's Town Hall follows directly from that event, expanding  the focus to discuss the impact of gender (and other) stereotypes and implicit biases on the experience of people working in STEM. Specifically, in keeping with the Conference theme of  "Data: Driving Science. Informing Decisions. Enriching Humanity", the Town Hall will include a presentation from a [TBD] scientist discussing the impact of stereotyping and implicit bias on careers in STEM. A speaker will be invited from a quantitative field addressing the impact of biases in the STEM workplace, such as from the Societal Computing field. Following the main speaker, there will be an extended time allowed for questions from a panel and the audience.