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In addition to her contributions to the field of chemistry, Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour was the foremother of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the natural sciences in Canada and was an exemplary mentor to many women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dr. Armour emphasized that, to make progress in natural sciences and engineering fields, we also need to make advancements in workplace EDI. Dr. Armour was among the first to recognize the need to fix gender biased systems and not women. Analyses of the 2017-2018 Faculty Workplace Climate Survey, administered to approximately 700 natural sciences and engineering professors from 13 Canadian universities, supports Dr. Armour's position. We present a synthesis of the key findings from the survey, which speak to some of the gendered challenges that women faculty members in Canada still face; and discuss the implications of these findings in light of women's continued lack of access to mentors, with an emphasis on gender bias in mentorship within academic chemistry. Key words: Margaret-Ann Armour, equity, mentorship, gender. En plus d'avoir contribue a l'avancement dans le domaine de la chimie, la Dre MargaretAnn Armour a ete l'avant-garde de l'equite, de la diversite et de l'inclusion (EDI) dans les sciences naturelles au Canada et a ete un modele exemplaire pour de nombreuses femmes en sciences, en technologie, en genie et en mathematiques. La Dre Armour a souligne que, pour faire des progres dans les domaines des sciences naturelles et du genie, nous devons egalement faire des progres en matiere d'EDI dans les milieux de travail. Elle etait parmi les premieres personnes a reconnaitre la necessite de changer non pas les femmes, mais les systemes fondes sur des prejuges de genre. Les analyses du sondage sur le climat de travail dans les facultes (Faculty Workplace Climate Survey) realise en 2017-2018, auquel ont repondu environ 700 professeurs de sciences naturelles et de genie dans 13 universites canadiennes, appuient la position de la Dre Armour. Nous presentons une synthese des principaux resultats de ce sondage, qui porte sur certaines des difficultes liees au genre que doivent surmonter les femmes membres de facultes au Canada encore aujourd'hui, et nous discutons des implications de ces resultats a la lumiere des inegalites constantes que subissent les femmes en ce qui concerne l'accessibilite a des mentors. Nous nous interessons particulierement aux prejuges de genre dans le contexte de mentorat au sein de la communaute universitaire en chimie. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : Margaret-Ann Armour, equite, mentorat, genre., Introduction This manuscript is supplemented by Shining Armour, a video celebration of the life of Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour, produced by Sheryl Peters and Angela Chalmers, in collaboration with the Prairie [...]

Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour was a visionary and leader in addressing the issue of gender inclusivity and discrimination in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). She was instrumental in creating WISEST--Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology--in 1982, which was one of the first programs in Canada intentionally designed to increase the participation of women and girls in STEM career paths. Since then, this innovative organization has designed several programs featuring hands-on learning and mentoring that reduce barriers and empower people from underrepresented and marginalized groups to pursue education and careers in STEM fields. This review provides a template for WISEST programs, discusses their impact on diversity in STEM, and highlights the work still to be done. Key words: gender, EDI, education, unconscious bias. La Dre Margaret-Ann Armor etait une visionnaire et l'une des premieres a se pencher sur la question de l'inclusion et de la discrimination fondee sur le sexe dans les domaines des sciences, des technologies, du genie et des mathematiques (STGM). Elle a joue un role determinant dans la creation, en 1982, du mouvement Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology (WISEST). Ce programme a ete l'un des premiers au Canada a etre concu dans le but d'accroitre la participation des femmes et des filles aux parcours de carriere en STGM. Depuis lors, cet organisme novateur a mis de l'avant plusieurs programmes d'apprentissage pratique et de mentorat qui reduisent les barrieres et donnent l'assurance necessaire aux personnes des groupes sous-representes et marginalises pour poursuivre leur formation et leur carriere dans les domaines des STGM. Dans cet article de synthese, nous presentons un modele de programmes WISEST a emuler, nous discutons de l'incidence de ces programmes sur la diversite en STGM et nous mettons en evidence le travail qui reste a accomplir. Mots-cles : sexe, EDI, education, biais inconscient., Introduction Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour often said 'We must do science as if people matter'. This simple but powerful message was originally stated by one of Dr. Armour's role models, Canadian [...]

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The Sceptical Chymist ROBERT BOYLE First published 1661. It can be said of books, as Shakespeare said of people, that 'some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have [...]