Issue of November 8, 2024
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. Nat'l Career Development Month - Part 1
2. Gender parity in African science
3. Winners announced for 2024 Inspiring Women in Science Awards
4. The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program
5. Editorial: Women in science: astronomy and space sciences
6. University of Michigan Department Earns Physics/Astronomy SEA Change Award
7. Jill Tarter to Receive Inaugural Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth
8. Status of Women in Astronomy: Still A Long Way To Go
9. Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Lives On
10. The Untold Story of Marie Curie’s Network of Female Scientists
11. NASA Citizen Science Program
12. FINESST: SMD’s Graduate Student Research Final Text and Due Date Released
13. Job Opportunities
14. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
15. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
16. 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.
[Eds note: November is National Career Development Month, an annual observance dedicated to highlighting the importance of career development and planning. For the next several weeks, we will post relevant articles related to career development in Astronomy, Planetary Science, Physics, and science in general.]
Crosspost: How researchers and their managers can build an actionable career-development plan
By Tomasz Głowacki
Having navigated both [industry and academia], I’ve realized that one area in which industry particularly excels is in providing employees with structured and specific career advice, tailored to their specific interests and goals. This is often done through a career-development plan, something that I think could also be effective for academics.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2024/11/natl-career-development-month-part-1.html
By Kwabena Boahen Asare and Fatima Cody Stanford
Africa has seen a notable increase in young women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields over the past two decades. In 2019, the continent boasted the greatest share of female STEM students globally—47% across 49 universities—according to a report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Sadly, much of this talent is underutilized. Traditional gender expectations and domestic roles pose substantial obstacles, restricting African women from accessing STEM career opportunities. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, only 31% of professional researchers are women. Without closing the gender gap in African science, progress on widespread problems such as maternal and child health, and food security, is unlikely.
Read more at
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads6767
The Nature Awards, part of Springer Nature, and The Estée Lauder Companies are proud to announce that Claire Chewapreecha, a computational biologist in the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand, and WITIN Girls STEM Clubs & Outreaches in Nigeria, are the winners of this year’s Inspiring Women in Science Awards. They were honoured at a ceremony at The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland headquarters in London on 31 October.
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The North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development is proud to present the Women and Girls in Astronomy Program.
The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP) inspires and supports women, girls, and underrepresented genders in the field of astronomy. The program, implemented by the NA-ROAD, targets aspiring astronomers and current professionals alike to establish a network to uplift, educate, connect with, and promote astronomy for development in women and girls.
WGAP held its second call for projects in March 2024. The ten astronomy for development projects selected, listed below, will take place throughout North America. These projects are aimed at addressing and challenging the underrepresentation of women and girls in astronomy from a variety of perspectives. With the $2000 USD mini-grants awarded by the NA-ROAD, and sponsored by the Heising Simons Foundation, project leads will tackle diverse astronomy for development challenges in their communities.
Read more at
https://naroad.astro4dev.org/na-road-projects/women-and-girls-astronomy-program/
At present, according to UNESCO, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM research. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. To change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
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The University of Michigan Department of Astronomy has earned a Bronze Award from the Physics and Astronomy SEA Change Committee (P/A SEA Change) for its work to create a more inclusive, diverse, and supportive astronomy department.
Read more at
https://aas.org/press/university-michigan-department-earns-sea-change-award
By Keith Cowing
Renowned astronomer, Dr. Jill Tarter, SETI Institute co-founder and pioneering SETI researcher, will be honored with the inaugural Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth at the SETI Institute’s 40th Anniversary celebration on November 20, 2024, in Menlo Park, CA.
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Mamta Pommier (LUMP/CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France) and Arianna Piccialli (Royal Belgium Institute of Space Aeronomy, Belgium), on behalf of the IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group, take a first look at factors suppressing the careers of women astronomers around the world.
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by Reed Sparling
Maria Mitchell made astronomical breakthroughs as a professor at Poughkeepsie's Vassar College — and her impact is still felt far beyond the valley today.
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By Clara Moskowitz
Marie Curie is well known for her chemistry achievements but less so for helping other women succeed in science.
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The NASA Citizen Science Program has ongoing programs. NASA’s mission is to “drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality and stewardship of Earth.” NASA citizen science projects are part of this mission and offer members of the public a chance to participate in scientific discovery, and while doing so, to learn firsthand about the process of science.
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ROSES-24 Amendment 63: F.5 FINESST: SMD’s Graduate Student Research Final Text and Due Date Released
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST F.5) solicits proposals for graduate student-designed and performed research projects relevant to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. The graduate student shall be the primary author, with input or supervision from the proposal's Principal Investigator (PI) or mentor, as appropriate. FINESST awards are research grants for up to three years at up to $50K per year.
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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
- Caltech/IPAC is recruiting for one or more Quality Assurance Scientists to join the NEO Surveyor program team.
Job ad: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=10102
- Director of Astronomy, Maria Mitchell Association.
https://www.mariamitchell.org/job-opportunities
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