Women In Astronomy: AASWomen Newsletter for January 19, 2018

AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of January 19, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, and Maria Patterson

This week's issues:

1. Gender Pay Disparity Persists
From: Patricia Knezek via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

A Nature career brief reports that "US male PhD holders earn more than female counterparts across nearly every scientific field," based on a report from the U.S. National Science Foundation. For the complete article, see:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00113-6

See the original blog post at

http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/01/gender-pay-disparity-persists.html

2. Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

"Three groups of women in STEM jobs stand out as more likely to see workplace inequities: women employed in STEM settings where men outnumber women, women working in computer jobs (only some of whom work in the technology industry), and women in STEM who hold postgraduate degrees."

3. How To Inspire More Young Women To Enter STEM In 2018
From: Maria Patterson [mtpatter_at_uw.edu]

"This post is part of a series, “The One Thing,” where I ask today’s successful leaders to identify the single most important lesson they’ve learned on a given topic.

As women remain underrepresented in fields of STEM, how do we begin to close the gender gap and inspire the next generation of female innovators and leaders? At a time when technology continues to rapidly transform the way we live, we can and should work to empower more young women to take an active role in that transformation."

4. Gender pay gap 'widens as women get older'
From: Maria Patterson [mtpatter_at_uw.edu]

"The difference between what men and women get paid widens as women get older, new research shows.

The Office for National Statistics [in the UK --eds.] found pay differences were smaller at younger ages, but increased from 40 onwards, reaching a peak between 50 and 59."

5. Empowering Women in Tech
From: Maria Patterson [mtpatter_at_uw.edu]

"With everything going on in the world lately–from #MeToo to the deafening lack of female keynotes at CES, major cultural issues facing women have finally been brought to the forefront. These awful stories are popping up at such an alarming rate that it’s hard to keep up. As such, it’s obvious that more needs to be done to shift our culture, especially in the tech world...So, rather than just getting outraged by all of these stories, here are five ways that you can take action to help empower future female tech leaders."

6. 5 Ways to Celebrate Anita’s Birthday
From: Maria Patterson [mtpatter_at_uw.edu]

"In 1994, Dr. Anita Borg founded the Institute for Women in Technology to ensure that the creators of technology mirror the people and societies who use it. Renamed in her honor in 2003, AnitaB.org continues her mission to support women technologists and to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

...On January 17, AnitaB.org honors Anita’s birthday and her many contributions to the field of technology."

Read five ways to celebrate Anita’s vision at

https://anitab.org/blog/5-ways-celebrate-anitas-birthday

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AASWomen Newsletter for January 19, 2018