Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to the next Virtual Inclusive Talks and Lecture Series (V.I.T.A.L.S.) event featuring a Women’s History Month panel discussion that will highlight the courage, tenacity, and resilience of trailblazing CWRU women.
Titled “Twice As Hard: A Candid Multidisciplinary Discussion: Women in Medicine, Research, Social Science, and Law,” this virtual presentation will be held Thursday, March 28, from noon to 1 p.m.
Justice Melody J. Stewart (SAS ’08) will moderate the panel, which will feature:
- Angela Clark-Taylor, executive director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women;
- Faye Gary, professor of psychiatry and nursing;
- Maria Hatzoglou, professor of genetics and genome sciences; and
- Lori Longs Painter, director of the Master of Social Work intensive weekend program and a clinical instructor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
They will cover the topics of overcoming bias and discrimination, celebrating wins, gender equity for women in STEM, mentorship and career advancement, and professional development.
The School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence and the Mandel School’s Office of Equity and Belonging will host this event.