Picture a Scientist: the Movie

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To some extent, the reasons many women stop pursuing their university degree or post-graduate studies are discrimination and sexual harassment they encounter in their field. Those actions do not just harm women, but also the companies and institutions they work for. Since laws have always protected women, our job as individuals and society is to pursue and encourage women not to let their stories go without punishing the harasser and the sexual abuser.

"Picture a Scientist" is a documentary film, released in October 2020, pictures Jane Willenbring, Nancy Hopkins, and Raychelle Burks as scientific women holding a Ph.D. telling the story about their own experience and how they have been subject to race, color discrimination, along with sexual abuse in their workplace. They explain their reaction towards it and the way they not only succeeded in fighting it, but also shed lights for the inequality between men and women in terms of competency, hierarchy, mentorship, and salary.

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About Chadi Allam:

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Chadi Allam grew up in Lebanon and is now a student at Bremen University studying his Master degree in English-Speaking Cultures – Topics, Theories and Methods. He has graduated in Lebanon from the Lebanese University with a Bachelor degree in English Literature and Linguistics, currently living in Georgia. When he was in Lebanon, he has worked as a branch supervisor in a renowned bookshop, and enriched both his reading skills and computer skills, got familiarized with software such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, along with others. He is planning to move to Germany to continue his education and pursue a Ph.D.