Women In Astronomy: AASWOMEN Newsletter for July 17, 2020

AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of July 17, 2020
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson,
Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin

[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]

This week's issues:

1. The Fallout from COVID-19 on Astronomy's Most Vulnerable Groups

2. A Celebration of Margaret Burbidge

3. Virtual Women in STEM event on tap at science center

4. How COVID-19 can bring gender justice

5. How the UAE’s Mars mission is changing life on Earth

6. She’s an Authority on Earth’s Past. Now, Her Focus Is the Planet’s Future.

7. New "Black Lives in Astronomy" Resource Guide and updated "Astronomy of Many Cultures" website

8. Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

9. The People of Color in Astronomy Listing You Should Know About

10. Increased representation of women, ethnic groups not enough to overcome biases in STEM

11. Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists

12. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter

13. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter

14. Access to Past Issues

1. The Fallout from COVID-19 on Astronomy's Most Vulnerable Groups
From: JoEllen McBride via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

By Aparna Venkatesan, Ed Bertschinger, Dara Norman, Sarah Tuttle, and Kelsie Krafton

This has not been the year any of us envisioned. We are in the midst of a global pandemic that is still raging in many countries, including the U.S. For many of us in academe or higher education, the challenges of an unprecedented spring look likely to continue through most, if not all, of the next academic year. We attempt here to begin a discussion of the enormous and still-increasing fallout from COVID-19 and other national/global crises on astronomy as well as STEM.

2. A Celebration of Margaret Burbidge
From: Selma de Mink [S.E.deMink_at_uva.nl]

By Nicole Vassh and F.X. Timmes

"On July 8, 2020 an online symposium was held to honor the late pioneer Eleanor Margaret Burbidge. This event celebrated her life and science through short talks from her colleagues and collaborators as well as researchers who have benefited from her trailblazing and scientific insights." A summary of the celebration and a video of the event are available.

3. Virtual Women in STEM event on tap at science center
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

The Carnegie Science Center will be hosting a virtual Women in STEM Speaker Series through Facebook Live every Wednesday at 11am ET through September 30.

4. How COVID-19 can bring gender justice
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Helena Dalli and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

"Like previous disasters, the coronavirus crisis has exposed systemic inequalities faced by women. It’s time to build back better and fairer, write Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Helena Dalli."

5. How the UAE’s Mars mission is changing life on Earth
From: Heather Flewelling [flewelling.heather_at_gmail.com]

By Jacqueline Feldscher

You have to scroll down a bit to find it, but this part is particularly interesting:

"The Emirati science team is 80 percent female, while the mission as a whole is 34 percent female. This level of participation by women in science and technology careers is unheard of in the U.S., but it’s the norm in the UAE, Al Amiri said. “For us, it’s not odd,” she said. “Seventy percent of tertiary education graduates are women … [and] at least 40 percent of those who enter [science, technology, engineering and math fields] are women.” Al Amiri said she has been interested in space from a young age: “Why are we here? What makes Earth unique, if anything? How many worlds exist out there? That was my fascination with space.”"

6. She’s an Authority on Earth’s Past. Now, Her Focus Is the Planet’s Future.
From: Heather Flewelling [flewelling.heather_at_gmail.com]

By John Schwartz

"Columbia University is taking new steps to make climate change, which has been studied there for decades, an even more prominent part of the school’s mission. And Maureen Raymo is a big part of that."

[Note that New York Times website has a soft paywall. -- eds.]

7. New "Black Lives in Astronomy" Resource Guide and updated "Astronomy of Many Cultures" website
From: Andrew Fraknoi [fraknoiandrew_at_fhda.edu]

"Black Lives in Astronomy, my new, free 8-page resource guide includes written and video resources about and by 25 black astronomers, as well as general materials to examine the history and issues facing black members of the astronomical community. Both older, established scientists and people early in their careers are covered. It is aimed at the Astro 101 and amateur astronomer level, and thus does not include any technical materials. It is designed to give instructors and students examples of authentic black voices that can be shown in class or used in assignments.

For a broader examination of the astronomy (and astronomers) of non-white cultures, see my updated “Astronomy of Many Cultures” at the website of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific."

Read more at

http://bit.ly/blackastro

http://bit.ly/astrocultures

8. Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
From: Kevin Marvel [kevin.marvel_at_aas.org]

Judge Allison Burroughs, a federal district judge in Boston who was expected to preside over oral arguments in the Harvard-MIT case on the new ICE regulations on foreign students, made a surprise announcement at the beginning of the court proceedings Tuesday afternoon that ICE has rescinded the policy that would have stripped visas from international students whose courses move exclusively online amid the coronavirus pandemic.

9. The People of Color in Astronomy Listing You Should Know About
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]

By Lisa Corrales

"Did you know that the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) maintains a People of Color in Astronomy Listing? Since 2018, CSMA has been sponsoring a compilation of demographic information for all People of Color in the astronomical sciences, and nearly 100 colleagues have added their information to the roster.

To increase the visibility of astronomers of color in the field, we strongly encourage astronomers who identify as persons of color to add themselves to the list."

10. Increased representation of women, ethnic groups not enough to overcome biases in STEM
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Anshika Ravi

"Gender diversity and representation of women have been the long-sought goal across Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. But can representation alone improve diversity in science and eliminate gender bias? ... Meena Balagopal, educational researcher and ecologist [of Colorado State University] and co-author of the study, spoke to Down To Earth on the subject."

11. Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]

By Kyle Myers et al.

"COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the ‘bench sciences’ and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and longer-term effects on their careers, which institution leaders and funders need to address carefully."

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