Peer Chat series

Written By New England GWiSE

Hannah Margolis

November 10th, 2022

NE GWiSE strives to support women and gender minorities in STEM fields to create more equitable gender representation in science. We seek to do this by increasing awareness of the issues that we face as a community. We now aim to accomplish this by hosting our peers on our platform to discuss topics related to navigating academia and gaining professional direction in a virtual, informal setting in order to uplift voices of members of our community and grow the peer network of underrepresented students and professionals in STEM.

Our first interviewee was Hannah Margolis, graduate student at MIT and founder of the nonprofit Symbiotic STEM! Watch the event recording in its entirety here to hear Hannah discuss how she became interested in molecular biology, her current research in the Lamason lab at MIT, how to be an effective mentor and promote inclusion and equity in STEM, and more!

New England GWiSE

NE GWiSE is an alliance between GWISE groups from universities across New England. We are joining together to support and celebrate women and gender minorities in STEM fields, to increase awareness of the issues we face, and create change within our community. We support ideas and actions to increase diverse gender representation in STEM departments, create fair and positive workplace environments, increase the support and mentorship students receive, and enact equitable university and federal policies. Through advocacy, diversity, outreach efforts, and networking opportunities, as well as collective actions and supporting developing GWISE groups, NE GWiSE works to advance policies and programs across New England to promote equality and improve the experience of students. All members of the graduate community are welcome to become NE GWiSE members and attend our events.

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