Issue of September 12, 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. Cross-post: Why Leaving Academia Doesn't Mean Leaving Your Identity Behind
2. Eiffel Tower to honor 72 women scholars to ensure gender parity
3. IAU STEM Ambassador Recognition award for 2024-2025
4. Launch of the IAU Women in Astronomy Annual STEM Ambassador Recognition Award Medal (2025)
5. AAS Education Committee Survey Request About Public Outreach Materials
6. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
7. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. 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.
Today's cross-post is an excerpt from "From the Lab to the World," a LinkedIn newsletter by Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD. She is the founder of Climate Ages & Outreach Lab. Pineda-Munoz's reflections on transitioning to work outside academia are relevant for many scientists, both inside and outside academia.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/09/cross-post-why-leaving-academia-doesnt.html
By Andrew Zinin
"The aim is to highlight the historical contribution of women to science and technology," said an expert commission in charge of the project, which presented its conclusions to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday.
The commission is chaired by astrophysicist Isabelle Vauglin, vice president of the Femmes & Sciences association, and Jean-Francois Martins, the head of the tower's operating company.
Read more at
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-eiffel-tower-honor-women-scholars.html
The IAU EC Women in Astronomy WG officially launched the annual STEM Ambassador Recognition Award at the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town (August 2024) – iauwiaga2024.sciencesconf.org. This inaugural annual award recognizes exceptional individuals whose sustained efforts in engagement, recruitment, retention, support, and advocacy for anti-harassment policies have made a significant contribution to advancing gender equity in astronomy.
We are delighted to announce this year’s honorees in their respective categories:
Dr. Lisa Kewley (USA / Australia) -Inclusive Policy-making / Hiring strategies for gender balance in astronomy,
Dr. Mirjana Pović (Ethiopia)- (Non-permanent Member with advocacy for gender balance through regular awareness, funding, and training initiatives),
Dr. Rita de Cássia dos Anjos (Brazil) - (Minority Representative advocating for gender balance through regular awareness and training initiatives),
Dr. Till Sawala & Dr. Syksy Räsänen (Finland)- Male/ Other gender balance advocates leading/supporting efforts against gender-based harassment,
Dr. Prajval Shastry (India) - Advocacy through Outreach and actively engaged in gender-balance initiatives, awareness programs, and supporting the careers of women researchers.
These exceptional individuals have demonstrated outstanding leadership through inclusive advocacy and will be formally recognized with IAU STEM Ambassador Recognition certificates.
Read more at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZZNL5NyFfk3_x8qOycIQB1XYBl-hkPK/view
The IAU Executive Committee Women in Astronomy Working Group is honored to launch the annual STEM Ambassador Recognition Award Medal, alongside the STEM Ambassador Recognition Certificates.
The STEM Ambassador Recognition Award Medal will be presented to the most inspiring individual (F/M/O) who has made a significant global impact in supporting gender equity in astronomy, despite operating with limited resources. This individual will have demonstrated exceptional leadership while working in unpaid (or low-paid) roles related to gender equity in astronomy, contributing to the advancement of gender-balanced hiring policies, and advocating for funding practices that support women’s careers in research at the global level.
Read more at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZZNL5NyFfk3_x8qOycIQB1XYBl-hkPK/view
Dear AAS Agents and community members,
We’d like to know how you’re using education and public outreach (EPO) materials from NASA and other federal agencies. Would you please take this survey and circulate to your colleagues? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq-bs5EeZ1btxYit_l-gtRaDGtq2Tlbu2MBI2CvYBogtpWvw/viewform
The AAS Education Committee is interested in learning how astronomy educators are using these EPO materials in their teaching and scholarship, with an eye to indexing and archiving these resources.
We are especially motivated to collect this information by 30 September 2025. In the event that these resources become imperiled, the information you provide will be critical in helping the community organize around preserving these materials.
Best, Joshua Tan, Kate Follette, Tania Anderson AAS Education Committee
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