Issue of July 22, 2022
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Alessandra Aloisi, and Sethanne Howard
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. CSWA Survey on Press Conference Participation at AAS Meetings
2. Crosspost: Gender equality in astronomy is still a work in progress
3. Interview with Alica Aarnio, founder of AAS WGAD
4. The single woman in the control room for Apollo 11
5. The African Network of Women in Astronomy
6. Six Lesser Known Women in Astronomy
7. Physics Today article highlights Cal-Bridge response to June 2020 Strike for Black Lives
8. Want Girls to Pursue STEM Learning? Hear What Female NASA Scientists Have to Say
10. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to 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.CSWA Survey on Press Conference Participation at AAS Meetings
From: Grace D. Bagdon [grace.bagdon18_at_my.stjohns.edu]
The CSWA is continuing to conduct a survey on AAS press conferences, participant experiences, and the impact press conferences may have on careers. If you have participated in at least 1 AAS press conference since 2010 and would like to receive the survey,please fill out the short form to have it emailed to you.
Fill out the form at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2y7OU2LPdX4oZHKYaXvV1NXKEFeco675QLnIcpEZb1vHL9A/viewform
Back to top.2. Crosspost: Gender equality in astronomy is still a work in progress
From: Bryne Hadnott via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
By Toni Feder for Physics Today
Nearly 30 years ago, in December 1992, some 165 astronomers signed the Baltimore Charter for Women in Astronomy, a call for gender equality in the field. At the time, the charter seemed “powerful and radical,” says Meg Urry, a professor of physics and astronomy at Yale University. Looking back now, she says, it seems “tame.”
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2022/07/crosspost-gender-equality-in-astronomy.html
Read the Baltimore Charter at
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/news/bc
Back to top.3. Interview with Alica Aarnio, founder of AAS WGAD
FromL Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]
By Briley Lewis
This is Disability Pride Month. #astrobites interviewed Alica Aarnio founder of AAS WGAD. Around one in four adults in the United States has a disability, whereas 10% of undergraduates and only 1% of doctoral students pursuing STEM degrees have a disability. Disability is a tricky thing though — it’s an identity that some do not see pride in due to stigma, and an identity that, when revealed, can result in significant discrimination. As a result, many choose not to reveal their disability status at all. Disability Pride Month is an effort to counter this stigma, instead reveling in the diversity of experience and vibrant community that disabled people create with their presence.
For more information see:
Back to top.4. The single woman in the control room for Apollo 11
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]
A famous photo shows the control room at Kennedy Space Center during the launch of the historic Apollo 11 moon mission, which took place on July 16 in 1969. The control room is packed with hundreds of men in white shirts and skinny black ties — and, among them, a single woman sits at a console. To read the inspiring story of JoAnn Morgan, Kennedy Space Center's first female engineer.
See more at
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25702
Back to top.5. The African Network of Women in Astronomy
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]
The African Network for Women in Astronomy (AfNWA) is an initiative that aims to connect women working in astronomy and related fields in Africa. It was established in September 2020 as one of the committees under AfAS.
See more information at
Back to top.6. Six Lesser known Women of Astronomy
From: Sethanne Howard [sethanneh_at_msn.com]
By Emily Wiinterburn
There is an interesting website listing six lesser known women of astronomy. I knew about Janet Taylor (I have a photo of the sextant she made for the Prince of Wales) but some of the others were a pleasant surprise. Add them to your list of women in astronomy.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/six-lesser-known-women-of-astronomy
Back to top.7. Physics Today article highlights Cal-Bridge response to June 2020 Strike for Black Lives
By Alexander L. Rudolph [alrudolph_at_cpp.edu]
The Cal-Bridge community came together in June 2020 to respond to the call for a Strike for Black Lives. From those meetings 6 Action Groups were born to address racial and social injustice in STEM and oursociety. These groups, many led by Cal-Bridge scholars, are still active and holding themselves accountable to fulfill the promise of the Strike. Read about this response and how the Strike led to a marked increase in the sense of community in the Cal-Bridgeprogram in this Physics Today article:
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.5.20220720a/full
Back to top.8. Want Girls to Pursue STEM Learning? Hear What Female NASA Scientists Have to Say
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]
By Lauraine Langreo
"Gena Henderson, chief of the integrative operations branch of exploration systems and operations division at NASA, said her love for STEM began at an early age. Henderson grew up about 50 miles from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and would watch rockets launch often.
When Henderson was in college studying engineering, some professors weren’t supportive and would make dismissive comments, questioning her decision to go into the engineering field.
But she persevered, and is thrilled to be participating in the innovation now happening at NASA.”
Read more at:
Back to top.9. Job Opportuniies
- Program Scientist at NASA HQ
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/663345100
10. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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Back to top.11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
Join AAS Women List through the online portal:
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Back to top.12. Access to Past Issues
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
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