Friday, October 24, 2025

AASWomen Newsletter for October 24, 2025

AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of October 24, 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. 10 Things You can Do to Support Friends on the Job Hunt
2. Deborah Martorell named Woman of the Year at Space Gala 2025
3. 10 Women Scientists Who Should Be More Famous
4. Science needs all perspectives -- male, female and everything in-between: Brazilian astronomer This Storchi Bergmann
5. Job Opportunities
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.


1. 10 Things You can Do to Support Friends on the Job Hunt
From: Women in Astronomy via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com

By Kimberly S. Mitchell

If it feels like every other person on your LinkedIn page is searching for employment, you're not alone. We want to acknowledge what a challenging time this is for so many in our community and extended networks.

Read more at

https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/10/10-things-you-can-do-to-support-friends.html

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2. Deborah Martorell named Woman of the Year at Space Gala 2025
From: Stella Kafka [Stella.Kafka_at_aas.org]

"Renowned science communicator, meteorologist, and astronaut Deborah Martorell has been named Woman of the Year by Reinvented Magazine, a leading media outlet promoting women in STEM. "

Read more at

https://www.wjournalpr.com/lifestyle/entertainment/deborah-martorell-named-woman-of-the-year-at-space-gala-2025/article_3947e257-27be-4055-a801-3ea616446da6.html

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3. 10 Women Scientists Who Should Be More Famous
From: Ferah Munshi [fmunshi_at_gmu.edu]

By Brittanica

"History has overlooked some brilliant women for too long."

Read more at https://www.britannica.com/list/10-women-scientists-who-should-be-famous-or-more-famous

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4. Science needs all perspectives -- male, female and everything in-between: Brazilian astronomer This Storchi Bergmann
From: Ferah Munshi [fmunshi_at_gmu.edu]

By Meghie Rodrigues

"As a teenager in her native Rio Grande do Sul, a state in Southern Brazil, Thaisa Storchi Bergmann enjoyed experimenting in an improvised laboratory her parents built in their attic. They didn’t come from a science background – her father was an accountant, her mother a primary school teacher – but they encouraged her to do what she enjoyed."

Read more at

https://physicsworld.com/a/science-needs-all-perspectives-male-female-and-everything-in-between-brazilian-astronomer-thaisa-storchi-bergmann/

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5. Job Opportunities

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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6. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter

To submit an item to the AASWOMEN newsletter, including replies to topics, send email to aaswomen_at_lists.aas.org .

All material will be posted unless you tell us otherwise, including your email address.

When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.

Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.

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7. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter

Join AAS Women List through the online portal:

To Subscribe, go to https://aas.simplelists.com, and in the "Subscribe" area, add in your name, email address, select "The AASWomen Weekly Newsletter", and click subscribe. You will be sent an email with a link to click to confirm subscription.

To unsubscribe from AAS Women by email:

Go to https://aas.simplelists.com, in the "My account and unsubscriptions", type your email address. You will receive an email with a link to access your account, from there you can click the unsubscribe link for this mailing list.

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8. Access to Past Issues

https://aas.org/comms/cswa/AASWOMEN

Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.

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