AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of August 3, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride
This week's issues:
1. Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
2. Why it is not a ‘failure’ to leave academia
3. America’s First Woman Astronomer
4. Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
5. Here are the Girl Scouts’ new badges for skills in science and technology
6. Senate Honors Trailblazing Women in Computer Science
7. Job Opportunities
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
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1. Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
From: Cristina Thomas via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
There are many fantastic ways to raise the profile of women in STEM. One that has been in the news recently is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The AASWomen editors were inspired last week after seeing an article about a physicist who wrote 270 Wikipedia profiles for female scientists.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/08/hosting-wikipedia-edit-thon.html
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2. Why it is not a ‘failure’ to leave academia
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu], JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
In a Nature opinion piece, PhD student Philipp Kruger describes how "[s]tudents and their supervisors must begin to regard a PhD programme as a traineeship in scientific thinking and an invaluable qualification for a diverse range of careers." In particular, he lists some action items that can be taken by both students and supervisors.
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05838-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20180802&utm_source=nature_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180802&spMailingID=57109015&spUserID=MjA1NzcxNzE5OAS2&spJobID=1460244850&spReportId=MTQ2MDI0NDg1MAS2
In a related infographic, American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has created a helpful guide showing the wide variety of fields where geoscientists are employed.
See it here
https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/workforce-infographic
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3. America’s First Woman Astronomer
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
August 1, 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Maria Mitchell, widely accepted to be America's first female astronomer. From her hire at Vassar College in New York to escorting women to view solar eclipses in California, Ms. Mitchell pursued "education and equality for women in the sciences."
Read more at
https://daily.jstor.org/americas-first-woman-astronomer/
Learn more about Mitchell's lasting legacy at
https://www.mariamitchell.org/
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4. Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Susan Fourtané
"Female inventors, scientists, and engineers have discovered countless revolutionary and life-changing inventions that have caused unprecedented breakthroughs in the history of the world.
A closer look at the history is enough to show us that women’s achievements have often been overlooked when it comes to handing out praise and recognition. Sadly, even in our days, we often find that sometimes this can still be true."
Read more at
https://interestingengineering.com/female-inventors-and-their-inventions-that-changed-the-world-and-impacted-the-history-in-a-revolutionary-way
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5. Here are the Girl Scouts’ new badges for skills in science and technology
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Kurt Snibbe
"The Girl Scouts have 30 new badges that concentrate on science, technology, engineering and math. It is the largest rollout of new goals in nearly a decade.
This month the Girl Scouts presented the latest 36 badges and Journeys in a rollout of 60-plus that began last July.The 106-year-old organization is keeping up with the times, CEO Sylvia Acevedo said. “Across the country, people are having powerful conversations about the increasingly strong voice of young people who want to change the world and the lack of women in leadership positions in the United States — two topics Girl Scouts is uniquely positioned to address.”The new programming includes badges for space science, and the organization says that nearly every woman who has been an astronaut was a Girl Scout.Other areas of programming include environmental stewardship, cybersecurity, robotics and computer programming."
Read more at
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/30/here-are-the-girl-scouts-new-badges-for-skills-in-science-and-technology/
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6. Senate Honors Trailblazing Women in Computer Science
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Katherine Tully-McManus
"Tucked away amid the back and forth of appropriations debate last week, the Senate honored two female trailblazers in math and computer science, adopting resolutions recognizing Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper.
Sponsored by Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer, the measures would designate Oct. 9, 2018, as “National Ada Lovelace Day” and honor the life and legacy of Hopper."
Read more at
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-honors-trailblazing-women-computer-science
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7. Job Opportunities
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here: https://cswa.aas.org/diversity.html#howtoincrease
-Research Specialist, Catalina Sky Survey/LPL, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
https://uacareers.com/postings/31197
-Research Specialist, Senior, Catalina Sky Survey/LPL, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
https://uacareers.com/postings/31287
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8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_aas.org
All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.
When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.
Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.
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9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
Join AAS Women List by email:
Send email to aaswlist+subscribe_at_aas.org from the address you want to have subscribed. You can leave the subject and message blank if you like.
Be sure to follow the instructions in the confirmation email. (Just reply back to the email list)
To unsubscribe by email:
Send email to aaswlist+unsubscribe_at_aas.org from the address you want to have UNsubscribed. You can leave the subject and message blank if you like.
To join or leave AASWomen via web, or change your membership settings:
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10. Access to Past Issues
https://cswa.aas.org/AASWOMEN.html
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
Issue of August 3, 2018
eds: Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Cristina Thomas, Maria Patterson, and JoEllen McBride
This week's issues:
1. Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
2. Why it is not a ‘failure’ to leave academia
3. America’s First Woman Astronomer
4. Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
5. Here are the Girl Scouts’ new badges for skills in science and technology
6. Senate Honors Trailblazing Women in Computer Science
7. Job Opportunities
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
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1. Hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
From: Cristina Thomas via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
There are many fantastic ways to raise the profile of women in STEM. One that has been in the news recently is hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The AASWomen editors were inspired last week after seeing an article about a physicist who wrote 270 Wikipedia profiles for female scientists.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2018/08/hosting-wikipedia-edit-thon.html
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2. Why it is not a ‘failure’ to leave academia
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu], JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
In a Nature opinion piece, PhD student Philipp Kruger describes how "[s]tudents and their supervisors must begin to regard a PhD programme as a traineeship in scientific thinking and an invaluable qualification for a diverse range of careers." In particular, he lists some action items that can be taken by both students and supervisors.
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05838-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20180802&utm_source=nature_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180802&spMailingID=57109015&spUserID=MjA1NzcxNzE5OAS2&spJobID=1460244850&spReportId=MTQ2MDI0NDg1MAS2
In a related infographic, American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has created a helpful guide showing the wide variety of fields where geoscientists are employed.
See it here
https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/workforce-infographic
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3. America’s First Woman Astronomer
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
August 1, 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Maria Mitchell, widely accepted to be America's first female astronomer. From her hire at Vassar College in New York to escorting women to view solar eclipses in California, Ms. Mitchell pursued "education and equality for women in the sciences."
Read more at
https://daily.jstor.org/americas-first-woman-astronomer/
Learn more about Mitchell's lasting legacy at
https://www.mariamitchell.org/
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4. Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Susan Fourtané
"Female inventors, scientists, and engineers have discovered countless revolutionary and life-changing inventions that have caused unprecedented breakthroughs in the history of the world.
A closer look at the history is enough to show us that women’s achievements have often been overlooked when it comes to handing out praise and recognition. Sadly, even in our days, we often find that sometimes this can still be true."
Read more at
https://interestingengineering.com/female-inventors-and-their-inventions-that-changed-the-world-and-impacted-the-history-in-a-revolutionary-way
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5. Here are the Girl Scouts’ new badges for skills in science and technology
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Kurt Snibbe
"The Girl Scouts have 30 new badges that concentrate on science, technology, engineering and math. It is the largest rollout of new goals in nearly a decade.
This month the Girl Scouts presented the latest 36 badges and Journeys in a rollout of 60-plus that began last July.The 106-year-old organization is keeping up with the times, CEO Sylvia Acevedo said. “Across the country, people are having powerful conversations about the increasingly strong voice of young people who want to change the world and the lack of women in leadership positions in the United States — two topics Girl Scouts is uniquely positioned to address.”The new programming includes badges for space science, and the organization says that nearly every woman who has been an astronaut was a Girl Scout.Other areas of programming include environmental stewardship, cybersecurity, robotics and computer programming."
Read more at
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/30/here-are-the-girl-scouts-new-badges-for-skills-in-science-and-technology/
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6. Senate Honors Trailblazing Women in Computer Science
From: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com]
By Katherine Tully-McManus
"Tucked away amid the back and forth of appropriations debate last week, the Senate honored two female trailblazers in math and computer science, adopting resolutions recognizing Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper.
Sponsored by Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer, the measures would designate Oct. 9, 2018, as “National Ada Lovelace Day” and honor the life and legacy of Hopper."
Read more at
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-honors-trailblazing-women-computer-science
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7. Job Opportunities
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here: https://cswa.aas.org/diversity.html#howtoincrease
-Research Specialist, Catalina Sky Survey/LPL, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
https://uacareers.com/postings/31197
-Research Specialist, Senior, Catalina Sky Survey/LPL, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
https://uacareers.com/postings/31287
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8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_aas.org
All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.
When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.
Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.
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9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
Join AAS Women List by email:
Send email to aaswlist+subscribe_at_aas.org from the address you want to have subscribed. You can leave the subject and message blank if you like.
Be sure to follow the instructions in the confirmation email. (Just reply back to the email list)
To unsubscribe by email:
Send email to aaswlist+unsubscribe_at_aas.org from the address you want to have UNsubscribed. You can leave the subject and message blank if you like.
To join or leave AASWomen via web, or change your membership settings:
https://groups.google.com/a/aas.org/group/aaswlist
You will have to create a Google Account if you do not already have one, using https://accounts.google.com/newaccount?hl=en
Google Groups Subscribe Help:
http://support.google.com/groups/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=46606
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10. Access to Past Issues
https://cswa.aas.org/AASWOMEN.html
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
