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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

October 28–29, 2019
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Room: NAS 120

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Welcome by Committee Chairs

Hayfaa Almudhaf, Senior Advisor, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Sapna Cheryan, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington

Opening Remarks from the National Academies Leadership

Jim Hinchman, Acting Executive Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Opening Remarks from KFAS Leadership

Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

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	Opening Remarks from the Kuwait Embassy in the U.S. Nawaf Al-Enezi, Deputy Chief of Mission, Kuwait Embassy in the U.S.
9:30 – 9:50 AM	Background Knowledge: Women in STEM Kuwait and the U.S. Perspective from Kuwait Hayfaa Almudhaf, Senior Advisor, KISR Perspective from the U.S. Sapna Cheryan, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
9:50 – 10:40 AM	Session 1: The challenges and barriers facing women to enter and thrive in the science, engineering, and medical professions in both the U.S. and Kuwait Session chairs: Ameenah Farhan, Kuwait University; Sapna Cheryan, University of Washington Future road map for the impact of Arab women in STEM Fields: Challenges and opportunities Nagwa El-Badri, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt How to lead female researchers in a masculine community Malak Abed, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Narratives of women in a man’s world: A sociolinguistic case study of engineering students in Kuwait Munirah AlAjlan, Kuwait University
10:40 – 10:55 AM	Q&A and Discussion Moderators: Nour AlSabeeh, Kuwait University; Sapna Cheryan, University of Washington
10:55 – 11:10 AM	Coffee Break

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11:10 AM – 12:00 PM	Session 1 - Continued: The challenges and barriers facing women to enter and thrive in the science, engineering, and medical professions in both the U.S. and Kuwait The acquisition and consequences of the “brilliance=men” stereotype Lin Bian, Cornell University Challenges of Black women in the health-care industry Adia Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis Gender and careers: Work-family challenges, choices, and interventions Erin Kelly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:00 – 12:15 PM	Q&A and Discussion
12:15 – 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 PM	Session 2: Evidence of effective programs, practices, and models in both countries for recruiting women in science, engineering, and medicine Session chairs: Hayfaa Almudhaf, KISR; Sonya Smith, Howard University Beacon on a hill: From AUB to the Arab world influencing a region one STEM project at a time Lama Moussawi, American University of Beirut Pioneering the empowerment of young female engineers in Kuwait Amani S. Bu-Qammaz, Kuwait University Perceived macro and meso barriers to Kuwaiti women’s career advancement Ikhlas Abdalla, Kuwait University
2:00 – 2:30 PM	Q&A and Discussion Moderators: Alia Marafie, Kuwait University; Sonya Smith, Howard University

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2:30 – 3:00 PM	Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM	Session 2 - Continued: Evidence of effective programs, practices, and models in both countries for recruiting women in science, engineering, and medicine Efforts to identity and implement data-driven policies and practices that increase diversity and retention Janet Malley, University of Michigan Improving the inclusion of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; supporting structural change programs Alice Hogan, Independent Higher Education Consultant Effective programs to attract and prepare women to major in a science-related discipline Yasmine Kanaan, Howard University Astronomical evolution through grassroots efforts Dara Norman, National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
4:00 – 4:30 PM	Q&A and Discussion
4:30 – 5:00 PM	Keynote Address The Road from Damascus: Personal and Scientific Journey Huda Akil, Co-Director and Research Professor, MBNI; Distinguished University Professor; Quarton Professor of Neurosciences; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
5:00 – 6:30 PM	Reception

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Room: NAS 125

9:00 – 11:00 AM	Session 3: Curricula structure and how it affects the attrition of women in STEM in the U.S., Kuwait, and Arab world Session chairs: Hala AlEssa, Kuwait University; Maria Charles, University of California, Santa Barbara
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Opportunities of Kuwaiti females in STEM undergraduate majors Abrar Al-Awadhi, Kuwait University What are the motivating factors for students entering STEM field majors in Kuwait? Hessa Amin, FAWSEC Educational Company Investigating representations of gender in STEM in school textbooks in Kuwait Zaha AlSuwailan, Kuwait University
9:45 – 10:15 AM	Q&A and Discussion Moderators: Hala AlEssa, Kuwait University; Maria Charles, University of California, Santa Barbara
10:15 – 10:30 AM	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 AM	Session 3 - Continued: Curricula structure and how it affects the attrition of women in STEM in the U.S., Kuwait, and Arab world Aligning students’ science achievement and expectations to pursue STEM careers: The role of curricular standardization Claudia Buchmann, Ohio State University What inhibits women’s entry to STEM fields and what could change it? Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University Curricular pathways from school to STEM labor force in the U.S. Chandra Muller, University of Texas at Austin

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11:15 – 12:00 PM	Q&A and Discussion
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 – 3:30 PM	Debrief and planning for Kuwait 2020 workshop (organizing committee and staff only)