The monthly women's lunch brings together women graduate students and postdocs to connect, build community, and develop professional and personal skills. 

Fall 2021 Speakers
Kristen L. Dorsey- Making advice about academia work for you

Spring 2021 Speakers

Mari Castaneda- Journey Through Academia: From First Gen to Faculty to Academic Leadership 

Denise Minor- Got JBOPs?

Pattie Maes & Catherine D'Ignazio - The Compromises We Make: Navigating Academia and Motherhood

Fall 2020 Speakers

Libby Mahaffy- De-biasing a Process: Using Implicit Bias Triggers as an Audit Tool

Miriam Solis- Navigating Academia's Cultural Norms

Niambi Carter- Put Away Wet: Moving from Surviving to Thriving in Academia

Spring 2020 Speakers
Tavi D. Sookhoo - Salary Negotiation Strategies

Margarita Mora- Raven Mothers (and Fathers), the New Superheroes?

Fall 2019 Speakers
Emily Whiting -Mechanics-Based Design for Computational Fabrication

Catherine D'Ignazio- Intersectional Feminism: What is it and why do we need it urgently in tech, data, and design?

Sarah Sobieraj- Attacks Against Women Online and the Future of Democratic Discourse

Minoo Rathnasabapathy- "You Have NASA In Your Name!" - Everyone

Spring 2019 Speakers
Kemi Sorinmade - Unleash the Leader in YouMariana Arcaya - My Journey Through Academia
Mariana Arcaya - My Journey Through Academia
Saida Grundy - What I Wish I Knew Then: Reflections from the Worst Graduate Student Ever
Amanda Nguyen - Accelerating Change

Fall 2018 Speakers
Sheena Allen - Social Change From the Insiders
Jamira Burley - The Story of Self for Social Impact
Jenny Sabin - Matter Design Computation: Biosynthesis & New Paradigms of Making
Kate Darling - Robots are Awesome! Becoming a Robot Ethics Expert

Spring 2018 Speakers
Renee Gosline - Authentic Leadership
Jen Dziura - Entrepreneurship for Everyone
Samantha Brady - Planning for Life Tomorrow with Technology Today
Danielle Wood - My Journey to the Media Lab

Fall 2017 Speakers
Ridhi Tariyal - Navigating Male Dominated Spaces for Exclusively Female Agendas
Sara Hendren - Investigating Normal: Hybrid Research for Technology and the Body
Canan Dagdeviren - My Journey to the Media Lab
Colleen Macklin - Failing Better: How Games Taught Me to Be Human

Spring 2017 Speakers
Pattie Maes - Journey to the Media Lab
Rhonda Jordan - The Road Less Traveled
Liz Klinger - Women's Health: More Than Fertility
Lourdes Alemán - Hack Your Potential: Using a Growth Mindset

Fall 2016 Speakers
Roxane Gay - Bad Feminist
Neha Narula - Digital Currency Initiative
Diana Chien- Building Your CV/Resume
Cynthia Breazeal - Journey to the Media Lab