Women In Astronomy: AASWomen Newsletter for December 8, 2023

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of December 8, 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.]

Evelyn Fox Keller
(Image: Rick Friedman/Corbis, via Getty Images)

This week's issues:

1. Repost: Don’t Masculinize the Letter of Recommendation: Towards a Truly Gender-Brave Science Community
2. Astronomy Award Winners Announced
3. Reimagining the Astronomy PhD for the 21st Century
4. Mary Cleave, ‘trailblazing’ astronaut, dies at 76
5. Evelyn Fox Keller (1936–2023), philosopher who questioned gender roles in science
6. "For Women in Science" celebrates the first hundred Mexican scientists supported by the L'Oréal-UNESCO national programme
7. STEM gender gap shows no signs of closing with Gen Z
8. Brite 2024 Application Now Open
9. Job Opportunities
10. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
12. 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.

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1. Repost: Don’t Masculinize the Letter of Recommendation: Towards a Truly Gender-Brave Science Community

From: Andy Elby and Ayush Gupta via womeninastronomy.blogpost.com

Eds note: We are in the midst of letter-writing season - for our students hoping to land a summer research or post-doc position; for our seniors hoping to go to graduate school or enter the workforce; for colleagues hoping to land a faculty or staff position; for colleagues who are deserving of honors and awards; and for others who have asked you to write them a letter. The editors of Women in Astronomy thought it would be a good ideas to re-post a gem from 2015.

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2. Astronomy Award Winners Announced
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

Three scientists have received the Beth Brown Memorial Award for 2023: Shea DeFour-Remy (University of Arizona), for the best undergraduate poster “eBOSS Outflows: Emission- and Absorption-Line Kinematics”; Kara Green (University of Virginia), for the best graduate student poster "Are Extranuclear Regions a Significant Power Source for Luminous Infrared Galaxies?"; and Marcel Corchado Albelo (University of Colorado at Boulder), for the best oral presentation "Inferring Dynamics of Solar Flare Current Sheets: Oscillations in the reconnection flux rates derived from Flare Ribbons".

The 2024 LAD Early Career Award was awarded to Ilsa Cooke (University of British Columbia), in recognition of her contributions to the discovery of new molecules in space and her work providing a detailed understanding of their reaction mechanisms, thermodynamics, and kinetics through elegant laboratory investigations.

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3. IAU GA Travel Fund for African Astronomers
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

Every three years, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organizes a General Assembly (GA) where thousands of astronomers meet to discuss progress in their scientific field. In 2024, and for the first time in the over 100-year history of the IAU, the GA will take place on the African continent. This is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many African astronomers.

LSST Discovery Alliance (LSST-DA), in collaboration with the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) and the National Organizing Committee of the IAU GA, is raising funds to support African astronomers to attend the IAU GA in their own continent. This fundraising campaign is the sole avenue for individuals to donate to this program. Donations can be made from anywhere in the world.

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4. Mary Cleave, ‘trailblazing’ astronaut, dies at 76
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Elizabeth Gamillo

Mary Cleave, a former NASA astronaut and engineer, died Monday at age 76 according to a release from NASA,

Cleave was the tenth woman in space, the first woman to fly in NASA’s space shuttle after the Challenger disaster of 1986, and the first woman to lead the Science Mission Directorate.

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5. Evelyn Fox Keller (1936–2023), philosopher who questioned gender roles in science
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By Marga Vicedo

Evelyn Fox Keller achieved prominence for her studies on gender and science, the role of language in shaping how we see and study the world and her analysis of key concepts in modern biology, such as the gene. Keller tackled the fundamental question of how scientific knowledge is created and challenged entrenched gendered assumptions about science. Her work on how modern science constructed objectivity in a way that devalued traits conventionally considered feminine was groundbreaking. It opened up possibilities for developing a better way of doing science.

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6. "For Women in Science" celebrates the first hundred Mexican scientists supported by the L'Oréal-UNESCO national programme
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

José Seade, President of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, emphasized that "the role of science and technology in society is vital to improving the quality of life and the socio-economic and environmental situation of any country. Increasing the participation of women in science and technology activities, as well as their contribution and access to them, is essential, and that is one of the priorities of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. That is why the 'For Women in Science L'Oréal-UNESCO-AMC' programme is so important, as it promotes spaces to boost the participation of women in scientific production."

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7. STEM gender gap shows no signs of closing with Gen Z
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

By April Rubin

By the numbers: 57% of female respondents said they don't think they would be good at a STEM career, versus 38% of males. In a smaller gap, 61% of female Gen Z members said they don't enjoy the subjects, compared to 58% of males.

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