Aug 25, 2020
Jennifer Flanagan is an inspirational leader for girls and women in STEM, and in this episode, you are sure to be just that - inspired! She joins WWEST manager and podcast host Danniele to give insights into how it benefits all of us to support women, girls, and Indigenous communities in STEM; how she founded Actua, an organization that inspires future innovators; and she asks and explores the important question "How does a context and environment need to change to be more welcoming and accepting of girls and women?" (Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.)
Jennifer Flanagan is the co-founder, President and CEO of Actua. Actua is a national charitable organization that engages Canadian youth in transformational experiences in STEM and contributes significantly to future innovation in Canada. Jennifer leads this national network of university-based organizations across Canada that deliver interactive STEM programs annually engaging 225,000 youth in 500 communities.
(Please excuse any audio hiccups in this remotely recorded interview.)
For a full transcription of this episode, click here.
Relevant Links:
- Actua
- Concordia University
- InSTEM: Actua's Indigenous STEM programs
- Master of Management, McGill University
- Dr. Monique Frize, Carleton University (first NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering in the Atlantic Region from 1997 to 2004)
- University of New Brunswick
Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood)
Theme Music: “Positive and Fun”
by Scott Holmes
Produced
by: Vanessa Hennessey
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