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Gender Diversity in STEM: Closing the Gap

FEBRUARY 11, 2026, BCIT Burnaby Campus B.C.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Although advocacy is strong and the business case for diversity and inclusion is known,  women and gender diverse folks remain significantly underrepresented in STEM education programs and industries.

This event will explore:

  • What are specific strategies and success stories implemented in post-secondary programs and in industry to better support gender diversity in STEM?
  • How do we advance BCIT’s work in better supporting diversity in STEM?
  • How can we help students in our BCIT programs succeed right now? e.g. curriculum factors, “program culture”, creating the right tone in term 1 and supporting throughout.

Panel Presenters

  • Current students, alumni, faculty, and industry guests will be joining our panel (To Be Confirmed shortly)

 

Expectations for Behaviour 

Diversity Circles, as part of the BCIT Respect, Diversity, and Inclusion (RDI) Office, has outlined the Expectations for Behaviour for our events and initiatives. 

Diversity Circles has always benefitted from the empathy, sincerity, and respectful curiosity of our community, and this has helped create events and initiatives where we hold productive and authentic discussions, advancing our knowledge and utilization of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles. 

As our events and initiatives continue to reach out to diverse audiences which include BCIT employees, students, and partners (BCIT Student Association, BCIT Alumni Association, and industry guests), and as we have moved towards presenting events both in person and via teleconferencing platforms, we realize that having a set of expectations for behaviour will help maintain the accountable, respectful spaces our community has come to expect from Diversity Circles events and initiatives. 

Please take the time to review our Expectations for Behaviour prior to your upcoming participation 

 

ASL interpretation, light food, and refreshments will be provided.

If there are any needs you have to make this event more accessible and inclusive for you please reach out and let us know.

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LOCATION

SE02-214 Town Square D
BCIT Burnaby Campus B.C. V5G 3H2

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DATE/TIME

Wed. Feb. 11, 2026 2:30PM to 4:00PM

2026-02-11 14:30:00 2026-02-11 16:00:00 America/Vancouver Gender Diversity in STEM: Closing the Gap SE02-214 Town Square D BCIT kepstein@bcit.ca

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