Issue of May 9, 2025
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Sethanne Howard, Stella Kafka, Ben Keller and Ferah Munshi
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Women Reinventing Science - Part 3
2. 10 women who changed astronomy
3. Women+ in Physics Canada Conference
4. SGMA mini-grant
5. AAS Week of Action in Support of Federal Funding for the Sciences
6. IAU OAD 2025 Grants Open: Astronomy to Promote Sustainable Development
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.
By Vicent J. Martínez, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Universitat de València
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (May 10, 1900), please enjoy the below excerpted text.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/05/women-reinventing-science-part-3.html
By Samantha Hill
"Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos."
Read more at
https://www.astronomy.com/science/10-women-who-changed-astronomy/
The abstract submission deadline for the Women+ In Physics Canada Conference has been extended again to May 15th
"Welcome to the 11th year of the Women+ in Physics Canada (WIPC+) Conference. This conference aims to foster inclusivity and diversity within the physics community by providing a platform for gender minorities and their allies to share research, network, and develop professionally. Conference delegates will have the opportunity to build networks, explore career paths, and present research, while also promoting gender equity and taking part in conversations about women in physics, equity, and inclusivity issues."
Read more at
https://www.queensu.ca/wipc2025/
By SGMA
"The SGMA committee is looking to support 10 local, small-scale events that will support LGBTQ+ communities within astronomy and physics for 2025. If you have an LGBTQ+ community at your academic institution that you can organize an event for that can be fully or partially supported with $100, we want to give you a mini-grant! As we are evaluating your mini-grant proposals, we will be looking for creative ways to build up your community, and to support LGBTQ+ people within astronomy. Deadline May 16."
Submit at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefCL9mF8qrozkMjhKm5GtHmbM91RzVdhApLK23--fC0VvtgA/viewform
By Roohi Dalal
"We ask that you set aside some time every day this week to engage in advocacy for the sciences. We have a list of suggested actions for each day below, but we encourage you to also do what you believe to be impactful and timely."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2025/05/week-of-action
"What is the role of discovery sciences in global development? Can astronomers contribute their skills to solve local and global challenges? The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has launched a Call for Proposals to inspire and encourage people globally to apply astronomy to drive sustainable development."
Read more at https://astro4dev.org/iau-oad-2025-grants-open-astronomy-to-promote-sustainable-development/
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
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