Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: Despite evidence that...
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Creating Inclusive Spaces: A How-to for Change Makers and Allies
While language is ever present, inclusive language may be more elusive. As it has seen a rapid rise in popularity, it also has lost much of its meaning along the way, making it effectively a buzzword. Talking about inclusivity helps raise awareness, but...
read moreAWIS Palo Alto Chapter Featured in Book “La Valle del Silicio”
The Palo Alto AWIS Chapter is featured in the book La Valle del Silicio, which explores the Italian community's entrepreneurial contributions to the United States. The book, which is sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the auspice of Lorenzo...
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Alexandra Detweiler is the 2019 recipient of AWIS Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award
A part of the AWIS Educational Foundation program, the Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award is for women who are college sophomores and juniors studying physics, including space physics and geophysics, or geoscience. “I can't put into words how thankful I am to be given such a...
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Mendeley | Supporting the movement toward gender equity in STEM
Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: Mendeley | Supporting the movement toward gender equity in STEMDiverse...
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Felecia M. Nave, PhD: Making History as First Woman President at Alcorn State University
Originally published in the AWIS Magazine. AWIS had the opportunity to connect with AWIS Member Felecia M. Nave, PhD, soon after being named President of Alcorn State University. An Alcorn State alumna, Dr. Nave received a Bachelor of Chemistry in 1996 and is the...
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A High-Tech Solution to Health Care Inequality in Pakistan
Sixty-three percent of doctors in Pakistan are women but only 23 percent are actually practicing medicine.
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Oklahoma’s Hidden Figure Dr. Pamela McCauley
AWIS National Board Member and NSF I-Corps Program Director Dr. McCauley embodies work-life integration and shares her experiences as a STEM professional.
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AWIS Supports Senate Push to Honor African American Mathematical Pioneers
Congressional Gold Medal Awardees Gender equity champions cheered as U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and 44 other Senators introduced and helped pass the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act in the...
read moreBeing Intentional: Creating Community, Not Another Conference
ARC Network, the STEM equity brain trust, is an AWIS initiative.The ARC Network, an initiative of AWIS, elevates thought leadership on the successes and challenges to realizing equity in STEM. Since 2009, AWIS has worked with the National Science...
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AWIS CEO Sandy Robert, CAE, Appointed to National Women’s Business Council
AWIS will help provide policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Transforming STEM Leadership Culture
AWIS research deepens the understanding of the leadership barriers STEM women face and steps to create more inclusive leadership cultures.
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STEM to Market Program Participant Dr. Maria Artunduaga Earns Competitive NSF Entrepreneur Grant
STEM to Market participant Dr. Maria Artunduaga won an NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, worth $225,000, for her innovative start-up.
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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Testimony: Federal Me Too
AWIS Chief Research Officer Heather Metcalf testifies at the United States Commission on Civil Rights Public Briefing on Federal #MeToo.
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From the Margins to the Center: In-Depth with Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, AWIS President Talks About Diversity and Inclusion
Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: From the Margins to the Center: In-Depth with Susan...
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Bloomberg Law HR Buzz | AWIS’ New Membership Survey
Women, especially minority women, are underrepresented in leadership roles and often taken less seriously because of their gender or race. That’s the word from AWIS, which says the problem is seen across all sectors.
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AWIS Member Leadership Survey, 2018-2019
Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: AWIS Member Leadership Survey, 2018-2019 Regardless of sector, women,...
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Technical Report Released for University of Illinois Computer Science Culture Study
Research Center AWIS provides a unique national platform where essential research meets advocacy, innovation and practice in supporting the advancement of women in STEM. Jump to Research Hub: Technical Report Released for University of Illinois Computer Science...
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