AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of April 23, 2021
eds: Heather Flewelling, Nicolle Zellner, Maria Patterson, Jeremy Bailey, and Alessandra Aloisi
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| Crystal Tinch, Communications and Engagement Coordinator for the AAS, works to forge stronger bonds between members of the astronomical community. (from News Item #2) |
This week's issues:
1. Crosspost: Closing the gender gap in the Australian astronomy workforce
2. Crosspost: #BlackInAstro Unsung Heroes: Crystal Tinch
3. National academy may eject two famous scientists for sexual harassment
4. New support network: Disabled for Accessibility In Space (DAIS)
5. Reimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided River
6. Q&A: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute president Shirley Ann Jackson on navigating the ivory tower as a Black woman
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. Crosspost: Closing the gender gap in the Australian astronomy workforce
From: JoEllen McBride via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
Australian data show that women’s participation at the senior levels in astronomy remains at historically low levels, and that women depart astronomy at two to three times the rate of men. We present data-driven workforce models that predict the future trajectories of the gender fraction in academia, given different hiring and retention initiatives. If the status quo is maintained, the fraction of women at all levels will be below 30% for at least 60 years. If gender parity in hiring and retention targets are adopted, the fraction of 33% women at all levels can be achieved in 20 years. If affirmative action is introduced, the fraction of 33% and 50% women at all levels can be achieved in 10 and 25 years, respectively.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/04/crosspost-closing-gender-gap-in.html
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2. Crosspost: #BlackInAstro Unsung Heroes: Crystal Tinch
From: Katrina Miller via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
This post is part of our series #BlackInAstro. The “Unsung Heroes” series aims to highlight the work of folks who are not professional astronomers, but whose work is crucial to the astronomical community!
In this installment, we are publishing an interview with Crystal Tinch, a staff member at the American Astronomical Society.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/04/crosspost-blackinastro-unsung-heroes.html
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3. National academy may eject two famous scientists for sexual harassment
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By Meredith Wadman
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is moving for the first time to expel sexual harassers from its membership. Science has learned that the institution is adjudicating complaints that could lead to the ejection of astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and evolutionary biologist Francisco Ayala.
The process is unfolding 2 years after the prestigious, 158-year-old academy changed its bylaws to allow expulsion of members. Until then, membership had been for life. Rescinding membership is the most drastic penalty under the new rules, which also allow for lesser sanctions.
“We are watching social change happening in front of our eyes,” says Nancy Hopkins, an NAS member and emeritus biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It has been a long time coming.”
Read more at
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4. New support network: Disabled for Accessibility In Space (DAIS)
From: Jamie Molaro via womeninplanetaryscience.wordpress.com
DAIS (Disabled for Accessibility In Space) is a peer networking, support, and advocacy group welcoming all disabled and chronically ill people working in or professionally associated with space science and related fields (e.g., astronomy, geology). This is a space to be ourselves, trade advice, talk about work/life with a disability, offer and ask for support, and meet others in the community.
Read more at
Request an invitation at
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5. Reimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided River
From: Alison Coil [acoil_at_ucsd.edu]
This op-ed by scientists in geology presents an interesting ‘braided river’ model instead of a 'leaky pipeline' model for diversity and inclusion: “Reimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided River”:
Read more at
https://eos.org/opinions/reimagining-stem-workforce-development-as-a-braided-river
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6. Q&A: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute president Shirley Ann Jackson on navigating the ivory tower as a Black woman
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By David Zierler
Shirley Ann Jackson’s storied career encompasses postdoctoral years at Fermilab and CERN, more than a decade at AT&T Bell Laboratories, and multiple stints in public service—including as head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. She has a long list of honorary degrees and accolades, including the Vannevar Bush Award for contributions to science and public policy and the National Medal of Science.
But before Jackson was an accomplished researcher and policy expert, she was a young Black woman trying to navigate the halls of the ivory tower.
Read more at
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.4.20210421a/full/
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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://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity
- Division Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/589506600
- Observatory Manager, Sommers-Bausch Observatory, CU-Boulder
https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=29892&emailCampaignId=136
- Telescope Systems Scientist (Research Scientist II), Georgia State University
https://gsu.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=21000443
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