Issue of February 27, 2026
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. Career Interview Series: How An Amateur Astronomer Turned Her Passion Into A Business.
2. Dame Carole Jordan – first female president of the RAS – 1941-2026
3. The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
4. Bring Back the Dark Skies Women & Girls in Astronomy 2026 Propagation Institute
5. About Women and Girls in Astronomy
6. Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls
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 Kimberly S. Mitchell
Vicky Derksen’s journey into astronomy didn’t start with a childhood telescope or a university degree. Growing up in northern Idaho, she saw the Milky Way all the time and simply assumed everyone else did too.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/02/career-interview-series-how-amateur.html
"We are saddened to hear of the death of Professor Dame Carole Jordan – the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) – who has passed away at the age of 84.
Dame Carole also served on RAS Council for 22 years, was an editor of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1973 to 1986 and in 2005 became only the third woman to win the RAS Gold Medal, after Caroline Herschel in 1828 and Vera Rubin in 1996."
Read more at
https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/dame-carole-jordan-first-female-president-ras-1941-2026
By Jessica Kutz
"In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”"
Read more at https://19thnews.org/2026/02/epstein-files-academic-research-women-scientists/
"Day 2 of Women and Girls in Astronomy 2026 (IAU–OAO) featured an extraordinary global conversation on dark sky preservation, citizen science, and space career pathways. "
View more at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlovjxSvcnk
"Women and Girls in Astronomy is a global event organised by the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach that seeks to go beyond celebration and create welcoming, intentional spaces, both online and in person, where women and girls can actively take part in astronomy."
Read more at
https://iauoutreach.org/global-projects/women-and-girls-in-astronomy
"On 8 March 2026, rally with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights and equal justice to enforce, exercise, and enjoy those rights. "
Read more at
https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day
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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