Gavin's drawing depicting a woman as a scientist (from Item 1)
Issue of October 2, 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. 'Emily's Wonder Lab' Is Changing How Boys See Scientists
3. Opinion: Use science to stop sexual harassment in higher education
4. How we formed a ‘journal club’ for equity in science
5. Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor
6. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
7. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
8. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
1. 'Emily's Wonder Lab' Is Changing How Boys See Scientists
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Jennifer Hill Robenalt
“Kids are naturally curious. When parents introduce science into their children's lives, that curiosity has a place to grow and shine. But, as kids get older, gender begins to play a part in how boys and girls see themselves and each other. That's why it was important for Emily Calandrelli to pitch a show to Netflix, Emily's Wonder Lab, designed to introduce kids of all ages to science and keep them interested. It was also important that children would have the opportunity to see women as leaders in science and science education.”
Read more at
https://www.moms.com/emilys-wonder-lab-changing-scientist-stereotype
Back to top.2. Simons Foundation Launches the Flatiron Institute Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advocacy (IDEA) Scholar Program
From: Marian Jakubiak [mjakubiak_at_flatironinstitute.org]
The Flatiron Institute is accepting applications for the IDEA Scholar program. The goal of this program is to invite distinguished scientists with interest in increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences for extended visits at the Flatiron Institute.
Read more and apply at
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2020/08/31/simons-foundation-launches-idea-scholar-program
Back to top.3. Opinion: Use science to stop sexual harassment in higher education
From: John Mather [johncm12_at_gmail.com]
By Kathryn B. H. Clancy, Lilia M. Cortina, and Anna R. Kirkland
“Sexual harassment abounds in academia. We know this from a 2018 report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. As members of the committee who authored that report, we have presented its findings to colleges and universities around the country. It has been deeply gratifying to see so many leaders want to address sexual harassment in their institutions. But according to a large body of social science evidence, the strategies that many of these same leaders are pursuing simply don’t work.”
Read more at
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22614?etoc=
Back to top.4. How we formed a ‘journal club’ for equity in science
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Matthew Bachman, Kathryn C. Dickerson, Shabnam Hakimi, Rosa Li & Brenda Yang
“We are members of a group of early-career researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, which meets every four to six weeks to discuss inequalities in science and society. Four years ago, two of us founded the group to discuss the issues we faced as women in academia, such as battling against pay gaps and dysfunctional research environments. We have since broadened our scope beyond gender issues to include other dimensions that affect equity in academia, including race and socio-economic status.”
Read more at
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02794-4
Back to top.5. Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor
From: Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]
By Marc Zimmer
“In 2007, I served as a consultant for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ deliberations about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As a result, I was invited to attend the Nobel ceremonies. Staying at the Grand Hotel with all the awardees, I got to see how scientists – excellent but largely unknown outside their fields – suddenly became superstars. … As a chemist who has also investigated how science is done, seeing scientists and their research jump to the top of the public’s consciousness thanks to all the Nobel hoopla is gratifying. But in the 119 years since the Nobel Prizes were first given out, only 3% of the science awardees have been women and zero of the 617 science laureates have been Black. The vast majority of those now-famous role model scientists are white men.”
Read more at
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Nobel-Prizes-have-a-diversity-problem-even-worse-15606411.php
Back to top.6. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.7. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.8. Access to Past Issues
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