Issue of December 19, 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. An Invitation to the CSWA Networking and Community Event at AAS 247
2. IAU PhD Prize
3. 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
4. Dec. 12, 1921: The death of Henrietta Swan Leavitt
5. New Book for Young Readers Brings the Stories of 10 Remarkable Women to Life
6. UNESCO launches a new global project to close the gender gap in science
7. Applications open for the IAU PhD Prize
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.
The Committee on the Status of Women Astronomers is excited to invite AAS 247 attendees to a special community and network event. Space is limited! Please sign up soon to reserve your place.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/12/an-invitation-to-cswa-networking-and.html
The IAU PhD Prize recognises outstanding PhD research achievements around the world. Each of the nine IAU Divisions has, once a year, the opportunity to award a PhD prize to the candidate it feels has carried out the most remarkable work in the Division's subject area during the previous year. Deadline for this year: December 15!
Read more at
https://www.iau.org/Iau/Iau/Science/Grants-and-Prizes/PhD-Prize.aspx
Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together.
Read more at
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/2026-international-day-women-and-girls-science
A tribute to one of the most accomplished women in Astronomy
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Ten great stories about 10 forgotten female scientists that we hope will inspire middle school readers to pursue their own curiosity and get involved in STEM fields
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Building on the momentum of the UNESCO Call to Action “Closing the gender gap in science”, UNESCO is launching a new international project designed to make science institutions and systems more inclusive in the years ahead.
Read more at:
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-launches-new-global-project-close-gender-gap-science
The IAU PhD Prize recognises outstanding PhD research achievements around the world. Each of the nine IAU Divisions has, once a year, the opportunity to award a PhD prize to the candidate it feels has carried out the most remarkable work in the Division's subject area during the previous year. Additionally, a separate prize, the PhD prize-at-large, may be awarded jointly by all Divisions to eligible applicants who conducted their PhD research under challenging circumstances.
Read more at
https://www.iau.org/Iau/Iau/Science/Grants-and-Prizes/PhD-Prize.aspx
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