Over the course of three days in April, Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers (WiSTEM) virtually connected students and professionals with prominent women leaders in STEM fields.
Led by a group of UCLA undergraduate and graduate students, the event featured an impressive lineup of academic and industry panelists and speakers — including 2020 Nobel Prize winner Andrea Ghez, UCLA distinguished professor of physics and astronomy, who delivered the summit’s keynote address.
Billed as UCLA’s first-ever student-run annual conference focused on empowering women in STEM, WiSTEM aimed to facilitate meaningful conversations about socioeconomic, generational and discipline-specific obstacles that women in STEM often face. The event was free and open to all, offering many workshops, panel discussions and virtual community rooms. The conference’s mission is to provide women access to mentors,…
