Issue of August 15, 2025
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Sethanne Howard, Ferah Munshi, Stella Kafka, and Ben Keller
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Women in STEM face challenges and underrepresentation-this course gives them tools to succeed
2. Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
3. Applying machine learning to gauge the number of women in science, technology, and innovation policy (STIP): a model to accommodate missing data
4. Stellar minds: CWRU women astronomers map universe's mysteries
5. Honoring the Women of Astronomy
6. Job Opportunities
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. 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 Filomena Nunes
This article originally appeared in The Conversation: "As a graduate student in physics, I was often the only woman in the room. As I gained more experience, I learned valuable lessons about the scientific community and how to better advance my career. Once I started mentoring female graduate students, I realized that many of them had also felt alienated around some scientists, an experience that chipped away at their confidence or the passion for their work."
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/08/cross-post-women-in-stem-face.html
"Every tax dollar the Government spends should improve American lives or advance American interests."
Read more at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/
By Caitlin Meyer, Du Bangui, Mohamed Amin Gouda
"The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, and innovation policy (STIP) continues to hinder global innovation and scientific advancement. While research has examined women’s participation in STEM and policymaking separately, their intersection within STIP as a distinct sector remains understudied."
Read more at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05610-4
"At Case Western Reserve University, astrophysicists Idit Zehavi and Johanna Nagy work in theoretical and experimental cosmology, respectively; fields that straddle astronomy and physics."
Read more at
https://thedaily.case.edu/stellar-minds-cwru-women-astronomers-map-universe's-mysteries/
By Jennifer Willis
"Star name, the women called in turn. Dressed in the long skirts of the early 20th century, the trio stood at wooden desks and measured star brightness on glass photographic plates. "
Read more at
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/honoring-the-women-of-astronomy/
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
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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