Issue of July 24, 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. American Physical Society and American Astronomical Society Civic Science Fellow
2. Crosspost: Upward trend in percentage of women physics and astronomy faculty in US
3. "Death by a thousand cuts": Professor Rachel Oliver on why women in STEM suffer
4. What explains gender pay gaps in academia?
5. The Meteoriticists, a trio of women scientists hunting fallen celestial bodies in Brazil
6. Celebrating the next generation of female space tech pioneers
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. Access to Past Issues
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The American Physical Society (APS) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) seek a Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Fellow to help build and strengthen a network of professional scientific societies committed to advancing civic science and evidence-based public engagement. APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31, 2026
Read more at
https://aas.org/jobregister/ad/16b4c393
Today's crosspost highlights the upward trend in the percentage of women physics and astronomy faculty in the US, according to a survey conducted by the American Institute of Physics. The academic workforce report examined statistics from 2006 to 2024 and was originally published by Physics Today on December 18, 2025.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/07/crosspost-upward-trend-in-percentage-of.html
An insightful interview on the cumulative barriers women face in STEM, and why sustained support and inclusive leadership are essential to building a stronger scientific workforce.
Read more at
https://www.varsity.co.uk/science/31882
Gender pay gaps in academia are well documented. The harder question is why they persist. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences tested several leading answers to that question.
Read more at
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-gender-pay-gaps-academia.html
A trio of Brazilian women scientists -geologists Zucolotto and Rocha, plus astrochemist Amanda Tosi and astronomer Diana Paula Andrade- travel to remote regions of Brazil to recover fallen meteorites and teach local communities about their scientific value while building the country's meteorite collection.
Read more at
Unique to the GDST, the Space Technology Diploma is designed to support and inspire students who are considering a career in STEM. Comparable to a university undergraduate module, the 20-week course supplements current computer science and physics A-Level syllabuses by teaching practical programming and STEM skills applied to real-world space science.
Read more at
https://www.gdst.net/news/celebrating-the-next-generation-of-female-space-tech-pioneers/
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