AASWomen Newsletter for July 27, 2018

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of July 27, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride

This week's issues:

1. Cross-post: We need to start being honest with girls about science

2. TAURUS Scholar Spotlight: Gabriella Sanchez

3. Student Highlight: Betsy Hernandez

4. Closing the gender gap in some science fields may take over 100 years

5. Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship winner

6. Publishing While Female: Are women held to higher standards? Evidence from peer review

7. Crossing the divide: Do men really have it easier?

8. The Play "The Women Who Mapped the Stars"

9. Science Career Ads Are Disproportionately Seen by Men

10. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter

11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter

12. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

Cross-post: We need to start being honest with girls about science

As an avid science communicator and astronomy subject matter expert for hire, Dr. JoEllen McBride, CSWA member, strives to make science inclusive for anyone who wants to participate. In this blog post, Dr. McBride discusses how we have to be honest with young women; not just about the set backs they may face when doing science but the systemic hurdles they'll face within their scientific institutions.

Read more at

http://www.astropunkin.com/2018/07/we-need-to-start-being-honest-with.html

AASWOMEN Newsletter for July 20, 2018

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of July 20, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride

This week's issues:

1. How to Avoid Becoming a Sexual Predator

2. How We Got from Then (1971) to Now -- The Annie Jump Cannon Award and the First Working Group on the Status of Women in Astronomy

3. IAU Survey on Closing the Gender Gap in Science

4. Maria Mitchell Women in Science Symposium Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended to August 1

5. Overlooked No More: Beatrice Tinsley, Astronomer Who Saw the Course of the Universe

6. More Than a Century Ago, Astronomer Phoebe Waterman Defied Her Doubters

7. New analysis of funding trends offers encouraging news for female investigators—with caveats

8. When Women Stopped Coding

9. Infographic: What Do You Call Your Professor?

10. Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments

11. For Scientists Running for Congress, Victory Doesn't Depend on Science

12. Job Opportunities

13. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter

14. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter

15. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

How to Avoid Becoming a Sexual Predator

By Greg Mace

Greg Mace works as a research associate at the University of Texas at Austin and McDonald Observatory. This post is written from his own perspective as an advisor, white male, father and husband.

Something that has been bothering me about the anti-harassment discussion in our community is the denial from allies that they are capable of being a harasser and predator. In the worst cases there appear to be wolves in sheep’s clothing within our equity and inclusion groups. In lesser cases, we need to acknowledge that claiming to be an ally while ogling or fanaticizing of our co-workers is a form of grooming that is best stopped before it starts.

I wish to be considered an ally, and I also acknowledge that I am capable of harassment and predation.

When I hear others talk about their disdain for harassment and then proclaim their innocence, I immediately question their definition of harassment. If harassment is defined as the explicit intimidation of someone, then I agree that many people are capable of suppressing their bad behaviors when asked. However, what happens when there is a power separation between senior and junior researchers? Does the junior researcher need to explicitly say, ‘I don’t want you to look at me like that,’ or can we assume that they don’t want it? A better definition of harassment is one that focuses on the actions of the harasser. I would say that harassment can be defined as - behaving in ways that you know, based on past experience and the rules of consent, to be inappropriate.

AASWomen Newsletter for July 13, 2018

AAS Committee on the Status of Women

Issue of July 13, 2018

eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride

This week's issues:

1. Applications Open for AAS-EPD Mini-Grants

2. Meeting: Multi-Dimensional Characterization of Distant Worlds

3. Why women need mid-career mentors 

4. Institute Archives spotlights pioneering women at MIT

5. Why Science Breeds a Culture of Sexism 

6. Podcasting Is About to Become a Lot Less White and Male

7. 5 Inspiring Young Women Who are Leading the Way in STEM 

8. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter

9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter

10. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

AASWomen Newsletter for July 6, 2018

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of July 06, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride

This week's issues:
1. Cross-Post: Summary of the 2018 LPSC WiPS Event "Overcoming Imposter Syndrome"
2. How Henrietta Leavitt Lit the Way to Distant Galaxies
3. Update: Committee On Space Research (COSPAR) awards male scientists
4. The Elephant in the Women in Science Room
5. Webinar: Put Talent First: Practical Steps to Eliminate Gender Bias in Science
6. LGBTQ Scientists are Still Left Out
7. Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the Choir or Singing from the Rooftops?
8. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
10. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

Cross-post: Summary of the 2018 LPSC WiPS Event "Overcoming Impostor Syndrome"

The Women in Planetary Science blog recently posted a summary of the discussion from their 2018 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference event. The post includes stories and a summary of strategies for combating impostor syndrome. 

Read more at:

https://womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com/2018/07/02/summary-of-the-2018-lpsc-wips-event-overcoming-impostor-syndrome/

The Women in Planetary Science blog has a number of announcements and stories relevant to the Women in Astronomy community. If you're not already a reader of the blog, we encourage you to take a look!