July 18, 2025
UNO Community Engagement Center Rm 201/205 & Virtual
Join us for a hybrid event marking the third anniversary of the release of Nebraska’s Women in STEM: Listen Then Act to revisit the report’s findings and examine what has changed—and what hasn’t—for women in STEM across Nebraska.
Updated data will highlight trends in workforce participation, wage equity, and how Nebraska compares nationally. We will reflect on progress made, persistent challenges, and the renewed urgency of this work amid a shifting policy landscape. The event includes a brief presentation, audience Q&A, and time for open discussion to reconnect, reflect, and recommit to supporting Nebraska’s women in STEM.
Presenters
Josie Gatti Schafer, Ph.D.
Schafer joined UNO’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service as the director of the Center for Public Affairs Research in 2018 because of their national reputation for public scholarship on public policy topics in their community, state, and region. She manages a high-impact team with a current portfolio of projects totaling over $1 million per year. Recent grants and projects led by Schafer include research and analysis as part of the “6 Regions, One Nebraska” initiative; review of demographics, workforce, and housing in Omaha neighborhoods; and a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study inclusive entrepreneurship. Schafer led the research team for Nebraska’s Women in STEM Listen Then Act report, provided demographic analysis on women in STEM in Nebraska, conducted interviews, and co-authored the final report.
Morgan Vogel, Ph.D.
Vogel is assistant director and senior research associate at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research. She works on community-engaged research projects with community and state partners on a wide range of topics, including workforce access and equity, entrepreneurship, rural transit, organizational dynamics and decision-making, and policy learning. For Nebraska’s Women in STEM Listen Then Act report, Vogel conducted interviews, led the analysis of qualitative data, and served as lead author.