Issue of May 1, 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. P/A SEA Change in Motion: From Early Vision to Lasting Impact
2. NSF ENG CMMI CAREER Program Webinar
3. President's Statement on the Reported Dismissal of the National Science Board
4. Women in science – global study finds presence without power
5. Preservation Week: A Reflection on Interviewing Early-Career Women Physicists
6. Meet the women breaking down barriers and shaping the future of physics in India
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 Stella Kafka
The Physics and Astronomy SEA Change program, led by the American Association of Physics Teachers in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, was launched to address a persistent, field-wide challenge: how to move beyond isolated initiatives and enable sustained, systemic transformation across academic departments.
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/04/pa-sea-change-in-motion-from-early.html
"Representatives from the U.S. National Science Foundation Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (NSF CMMI) Section of the NSF Directorate for Engineering will host a webinar on proposal development"
Read more at
By Dara Norman
"The AAS is deeply concerned about the reported dismissal of the National Science Board (NSB)."
Read more at https://aas.org/posts/news/2026/04/presidents-statement-reported-dismissal-national-science-board
By Gustavo Fring
"Academia isn’t strong on gender equality. Women are under-represented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organisations."
View more at https://theconversation.com/women-in-science-global-study-finds-presence-without-power-279248
By Dorothy Tang
"I interviewed three early-career women physicists over the course of a month and a half. The interviews were two hours long each and conducted over Zoom, as my interviewees were not local. Doing the interviews in a short time frame helped me quickly become more confident in my interviewing skills, and I implemented my learnings with each subsequent interview."
By Faye Hoist
"Leading women physicists from India will come together for a free international webinar highlighting both the barriers faced by women in science and the real‑world impact of physics research. "
View more at https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124112
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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