AWIS Director of Research and Analysis, Dr. Heather Metcalf, calls for science to clean up its act in her article published today in Scientific American.
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Ten Years Toward Equity: Preliminary Results from a Follow-Up Case Study of Academic Computing Culture
As part of a collection of peer-reviewed articles addressing Women’s Under-representation in Engineering and Computing: Fresh Perspectives on a Complex Problem, AWIS Director of Research and her co-authors discuss their longitudinal research on academic computing culture and steps necessary for change.
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STEM to Market
STEM to Market combines your scientific expertise with the specialized knowledge, mentorship, and community you need to build a solid foundation and navigate the challenging technology transfer and start-up worlds.
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The Impact of the AWIS National Summits
How do we construct a well-informed roadmap for inclusion on contemporary issues such as entrepreneurship, advanced manufacturing, and technology transfer in innovation ecosystems – and what role do companies, academic institutions, and government play in advancing STEM talent?
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Tools for Change in STEM Website
The most straightforward way to maintain a competitive workforce of trained professionals in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines is to staunch the flow of women out of these professions.
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Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce: Beyond Best Practices
Equitable Solutions for Retaining a Robust STEM Workforce offers strategies and proven recommendations to accommodate work/life satisfaction for those in the STEM fields.
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Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships
Engaging with a mentor as a way to learn and achieve one’s full potential is an ancient and respected practice.
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AAS and the Under-recognition of Women for Awards and Prizes
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is one of the many scientific disciplinary societies that awards prizes to an elite group of its members for excellence in research, service, and teaching.
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Advancing Postdoc Women Guidebook
In the ADVANCE project, we learned that key providers of professional development for postdoc women were mentors, institutions, and professional societies.
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Creating Equitable STEM Workplaces By Addressing Unconscious Bias
Unconscious biases are social stereotypes held by both women and men. Research shows biases negatively impact STEM workplaces in a number of areas.
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Biotech Boom, A Bust For Women
Biotechnology companies continued to lead the way in the initial public offering (IPO) market in 2015, nearly matching the number of companies making their debut in 2014.
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Improving Recognition Through Awards: How to Mitigate Bias in Awards
Regardless of whether one’s STEM career pathway is in academia, government, or industry, awards are important indicators of career success.
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Is Math Still Just a Man’s World?
Awards are important markers of success in any career, and in academia they can play an important role in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions.
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Broadening the Study of Participation in the Life Sciences: How Critical Theoretical and Mixed-Methodological Approaches Can Enhance Efforts to Broaden Participation
This research methods Essay details the usefulness of critical theoretical frameworks and critical mixed-methodological approaches for life sciences education research on broadening participation in the life sciences.
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Scholars’ awards go mainly to men
One area in which female scientists still have to confront sexism (Nature 468, 733; 2010) is in scholarly awards: women win fewer. Scientific societies must
examine practices for selecting awardees.
The Matilda Effect in science: Awards and prizes in the US, 1990s and 2000s
Science is stratified, with an unequal distribution of research facilities and rewards among scientists.
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Broadening Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Much research points to the myriad stratification, cultural barriers, stereotypes, micro-aggressions, and biases women and people from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds experience in STEM.
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