Join us in screening Picture a Scientist as part of the annual Women Take The Reel Film Festival. Picture a Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists.

Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries - including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

The screening will take place on March 29th, 2022 at 6:30 PM followed by Q&A. This event is free and open to the public. Masks and vaccinations are required for all event attendees and presenters.

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Co-sponsored by: Institute Community & Equity Office, School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, McGovern Institute, Picower Institute, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Chemistry, Women in Chemistry, and the Women’s & Gender Studies Program.

The Women Take The Reel annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that feature films directed by women and about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism.

The focus is on intellectual investigation of these issues as well as visibility for woman-identifying directors, and so every film is accompanied by a Q&A and discussion with either the film director, producer, relevant organization, or a faculty member from the film screening's host institution.

WOMEN TAKE THE REEL is a FREE roaming film festival SPONSORED BY: MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies; the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality; Boston College Women's and Gender Studies Program; Northeastern University Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; and Lesley University.