AASWomen Newsletter for June 19, 2020

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AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of June 19, 2020
eds: JoEllen McBride, Nicolle Zellner, Heather Flewelling, Maria Patterson, Alessandra Aloisi, and Jeremy Bailin

[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. Be well! --eds.]

This week's issues:

1. Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 2

2. Nominate candidates for the The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Board of Directors

3. APS Webinar on Making Physics Inclusive & Equitable

4. Meet the first all-female Air Force launch weather team who will work SpaceX Starlink launch

5. Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers

6. "It's what students look for": the Dutch university that's only hiring women

7. Combating sexual harassment at the NIH

8. Job Opportunities

9. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter

10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter

11. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter

Upcoming Webinar from AWIS: "Spot and Stop It: How to End Harassment at Professional Meetings"

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, 12 May, at 12:00 pm ET about proactive strategies in addressing harassment at professional meetings and conferences.


Topics to be discussed include:

• How to create proactive sexual harassment policies and effective procedures to stop harassment
• Identifying venues for harassment in addition to the workplace and school
• Engaging society staff and members on the issue

The one-hour webinar will be led by guest speakers Rosina Romano, the Entomological Society of America's Director of Meetings, and Dr. Sherry Marts, CEO of S*Marts Consulting, long-time executive and career coach, expert on harassment issues, and women's self-defense instructor. Learn more and register for this webinar.

AWIS is kindly offering complimentary registration for this webinar to AAS members. Enter "AAS" as the registration code when registering to view this webinar for free.