Women and the Work World Saturday, May 17, 2014 2:30-4:30 pm Past Event The last 50 years has seen increasing parity of opportunity for, and achievement by, women in the work world as reflected in their increasing numbers in leadership roles in medicine and other sciences, academe, business, and politics. Yet, obstacles to women’s employment and career advancement remain. Our roundtable participants will consider the causes and consequences—cultural, psychological, and biological— of those obstacles obtaining among both men and women. Participants: Graciela Chichilnisky Professor of Economics, Columbia University Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky (www.chichilnisky.com) is a professor of Economics and Mathematical Statistics and a University Senator at Columbia University in New York, where she is the Director of the Columbia Consortium for Risk Management (CCRM). A world-renowned economist, she is the creator of the formal theory of Sustainable Development and acted as Lead US Author… read more » Marit Delozier Lawyer and Assistant District Attorney, New York city. Marit DeLozier currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA’s Office. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, she clerked for the DC Court of Appeals and also served as special legal counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Marit previously enjoyed a career in… read more » Nancy DiTomaso Vice Dean for Faculty and Research, and Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers University Business School Nancy DiTomaso is Vice Dean for Faculty and Research and Professor of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School—Newark and New Brunswick. Her research specialties include the management of diversity and change, the management of knowledge-based organizations, and the management of scientists and engineers. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Wisconsin‑‑Madison, and she… read more » Ernesto Reuben Assistant Professor of Management, Columbia Business School Ernesto Reuben is an Assistant Professor at the Columbia Business School. His research interests lie within behavioral and public economics. Broadly speaking, he investigates the role played by social norms and particular psychological traits on activities that are economically relevant for public policy and business strategy. One of his main interests is studying the microfoundations… read more » Patricia Taylor Chair of the Women’s International Advisory Council of International House Dr. Patricia Taylor is married to Kenneth Taylor, former Canadian Ambassador to Iran. She has accompanied her husband on postings to Guatemala City, Detroit, Karachi, London, Tehran and New York City, and did research at institutions in each of these cities. In Ottawa, she was Head of the National Hepatitis Reference Laboratory and became Chief of… read more »
Graciela Chichilnisky Professor of Economics, Columbia University Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky (www.chichilnisky.com) is a professor of Economics and Mathematical Statistics and a University Senator at Columbia University in New York, where she is the Director of the Columbia Consortium for Risk Management (CCRM). A world-renowned economist, she is the creator of the formal theory of Sustainable Development and acted as Lead US Author… read more »
Marit Delozier Lawyer and Assistant District Attorney, New York city. Marit DeLozier currently serves as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA’s Office. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, she clerked for the DC Court of Appeals and also served as special legal counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Marit previously enjoyed a career in… read more »
Nancy DiTomaso Vice Dean for Faculty and Research, and Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers University Business School Nancy DiTomaso is Vice Dean for Faculty and Research and Professor of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School—Newark and New Brunswick. Her research specialties include the management of diversity and change, the management of knowledge-based organizations, and the management of scientists and engineers. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Wisconsin‑‑Madison, and she… read more »
Ernesto Reuben Assistant Professor of Management, Columbia Business School Ernesto Reuben is an Assistant Professor at the Columbia Business School. His research interests lie within behavioral and public economics. Broadly speaking, he investigates the role played by social norms and particular psychological traits on activities that are economically relevant for public policy and business strategy. One of his main interests is studying the microfoundations… read more »
Patricia Taylor Chair of the Women’s International Advisory Council of International House Dr. Patricia Taylor is married to Kenneth Taylor, former Canadian Ambassador to Iran. She has accompanied her husband on postings to Guatemala City, Detroit, Karachi, London, Tehran and New York City, and did research at institutions in each of these cities. In Ottawa, she was Head of the National Hepatitis Reference Laboratory and became Chief of… read more »