Friday, May 5, 2023

AASWomen Newsletter for May 5, 2023

 

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of May 5, 2023
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell

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

This week's issues:

1. Crosspost: An Interview with AAS President-Elect Dara Norman
2. Podcast for extrodinary women who are scientists
3. Grandma got STEM
4. May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
5. LGBT professional networks
6. Gender gap found in research grant award amounts, re-applications
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

An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.


1. Crosspost: An Interview with AAS President-Elect Dara Norman
From: Nicolle Zellner via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

By: Ashley Walker, Howard University

Ashley Walker is a planetary science PhD student at Howard University and member of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA). She sat down with Dr. Norman, who was elected to be the next AAS President by AAS members earlier this year, to discuss the path that led her to astronomy, the mentors who influenced her, and what she aims to accomplish during her term as AAS president.

"A legacy I would like to see is basically that there's not one way to be an astronomer, and that there are opportunities available for people who decide that they love astronomy, but writing a bunch of papers is not where they want to be. What they want to do is communicate to students, or they want to communicate to the public, or they want to help other astronomers get their data and get their research done. Or they want to go into policy, and they want to make sure that there is funding and opportunity for the people who do want to write a million papers. But I really think that there are a lot of ways to do this, and the more credit we give to all of the people who are making it possible for all of us to do this kind of work, the better the field will be, and the more accessible the field will be. So hopefully that will be part of the legacy that I leave behind."

Read more at:

http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/05/crosspost-interview-with-aas-president.html

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2. Podcast for extrodinary women who are scientists
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By: Lili Boisvert

nobELLES is a podcast series highlighting women scientists who have made seminal contributions in the fields of physics, mathematics, astronomy, and engineering. Their extraordinary contributions to science are in no way commensurate with the recognition they received at the time of their discoveries.

Listen to Lili Boisvert and her guests explore poignant and thought-provoking themes as they shine the light on women who certainly deserve a prominent place in our history books. A podcast by the Planétarium de Montréal.

The podcast is available only in French

Read more at:

https://espacepourlavie.ca/en/podcasts-nobelles

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3. Grandma got STEM
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]

By: Rachek Levy, Harvey Mudd College

Grandma Got STEM is a blog by Rachel Levy, a mathematician at Harvey Mudd College, about earlier generations of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Levy founded the blog in March 2013.

The blog is aimed at a general audience. Its entries include pictures and stories about women who worked in STEM fields, and are intended to counter stereotypes of older women as being technologically inept, as well as to inspire future generations of women in STEM.

Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com] Add women in astronomy to the blog.

Read more at:

https://ggstem.wordpress.com/

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4. May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]

By: National Girls Collaborative Project

Do you know any women in astronomy who are Asian/Pacific American? The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.

NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) Counselors for Computing in partnership with Department of Defense STEM is hosting a webinar series for educators, parents/caregivers, and students focused on preparing youth for diverse careers in computing. Participants will gain resources and strategies for supporting youth in their STEM journeys. The next webinar, scheduled for May 11, 2023, is Support and Strengthen Pre-college STEM Programs focused on supporting the STEM journeys of Black and Brown youth.

The Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA program enables organizations to choose from a variety of educational materials such as hands-on activities, computer-based activities, and interactive exhibits. The funding helps organizations facilitate learning opportunities so that girls can experience how science is performed and gain an understanding of the universe. Stay tuned for more information about the recipient events through 2023. For more information about Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA, visit NASA's Universe of Learning

Read more at:

https://asianpacificheritage.gov/

https://www.universe-of-learning.org/

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5. LGBT professional networks
From: Camila Manni [u603080_at_utah.edu]

Greetings!

Please consider participating in our NSF funded research to understand the professional networks of LGBT+ and/or women PhD physicists and astronomers. Your participation would consist of a one-hour Zoom interview. As a thank you for your time, we can offer a $100 gift card. Your decision to participate is yours and we will be happy to work with your schedule. Please reach out with any questions.

If you are interested, please fill out the survey below. We also kindly ask that you forward this email to folks who may also be interested in participating.

Read more at:

https://utahscience.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_abKovVNw9bIQ5Wm

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6. Gender gap found in research grant award amounts, re-applications
From: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

In a meta-analysis of 55 studies on grant awards published between 2005 and 2020, representing more than 1.3 million applications worldwide, Karen Schmaling (Washington State University) and Stephen Gallo (American Institute of Biological Sciences) found that women request an average of $342,000 in funding compared to men's $659,000. They further found that women were less likely to receive second grants to continue their research.

Read more at:

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-gender-gap-grant-award-amounts.html

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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#howtoincrease

- Observing Specialist at the The Vera C. Rubin Observatory – Early-Stage Career opportunity
https://bit.ly/3Vn3spS

- Observing Specialist at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Mid-Stage Career opportunity.
https://bit.ly/3HortXT

- Space Scientist Lecturer, Metaversity, Remote
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNpWnOZDNNeRUNG1o-9Pi3T3smOOthwqVnKJR6gjXYO2JZxg/viewform

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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_lists.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

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10. Access to Past Issues

https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN

Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.

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