Issue of August 13, 2021
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.]
CEO D. Sangeeta from item 6 (Credit: Gotara)This week's issues:
1. Crosspost: Code-Switching and Assimilation in STEM Culture
2. Crosspost: Mallory Molina awarded Ford Fellowship for astrophysics research, diversity efforts
3. A case study of gender bias in science reporting
4. Women in STEM: 3 Challenges we face - and how to overcome them
5. The Visionary List: Meet The Women Over 50 Shaping The Future Of Science, Technology And Art
6. Former Amazon exec aims to close the gender gap in STEM fields with new guidance startup Gotara
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
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
1. Crosspost: Code-Switching and Assimilation in STEM Culture
From: Annareli Morales, Curtis L. Walker, Dereka L. Carroll-Smith, and Melissa A. Burt via http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
The scientific community cannot claim it is becoming a diverse and inclusive culture based on numbers alone - not if professionals who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color must leave themselves behind to be part of it.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/08/crosspost-code-switching-and.html
Back to top.2. Crosspost: Mallory Molina awarded Ford Fellowship for astrophysics research, diversity efforts
From: Rachel Hergett for MSU News Service via http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
Mallory Molina, who studies black holes in dwarf galaxies at Montana State University, was awarded a 2021 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in June.
In addition to recognizing the academic achievements of the awardees, the competitive Ford Foundation Fellowship Program - administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - is grounded in a mission to increase diversity on college campuses.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2021/08/crosspost-mallory-molina-awarded-ford.html
Back to top.3. A case study of gender bias in science reporting
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]
By Dalmeet Singh Chawla
"Gender disparities in science have attracted a lot of attention in the last decade or so, but the biases against women in media coverage of science haven't received nearly as much focus. A recent study of Nature's news and feature articles sheds light on how often women are quoted in science news. The study finds that women continue to be quoted less often than men in the high-profile journal, although the gap seems to be narrowing."
Read more at
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20210806a/full
Back to top.4. Women in STEM: 3 Challenges we face - and how to overcome them
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]
By Sabiha Farheen
"'One of my main worries after graduating isn't necessarily securing a job but being accepted in the workplace,' said Marlee Kopetsky, a biomedical engineering student with a focus in psychology at Stevens Institute of Technology."
"Many women who are in college and pursuing STEM careers, like me, share Kopetsky's concern. Although there has been an increase in the number of women in STEM careers, there are still many challenges we face that can make it intimidating when considering a job after college.
Three of the big challenges we face are 1) Confidence 2) Lack of mentorship and 3) Understanding our salary."
Read more at
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/women-in-stem-3-challenges-we-face-and-how-to-overcome-them.html
Back to top.5. The Visionary List: Meet The Women Over 50 Shaping The Future Of Science, Technology And Art
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]
"In 2011, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, then 56, told an audience in Bangalore that 'people under 35 are the people who make change happen. People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.'
Khosla defied his own stereotype when, six years later, he became a seed investor in Metawave, a radar company founded by then-54-year-old Maha Achour. The longtime entrepreneur and MIT-trained physicist is using advanced aerial imaging and technology to help self-driving cars operate smoothly through every weather condition."
Read more at
Back to top.6. Former Amazon exec aims to close the gender gap in STEM fields with new guidance startup Gotara
From: Maria Patterson [maria.t.patterson_at_gmail.com]
"Seattle-startup Gotara is on a mission to get more women in STEM through a mentoring software platform aimed at boosting retention.
Founded by D. Sangeeta, a former vice president of connections at Amazon, Gotara helps women in STEM fields receive mentorship and training."
Read more at
Back to top.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
- Assistant, Associate, or Full Project Scientists (FY 21-22), various disciplines, UC San Diego https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02760
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