Astronomy
Read the full article in Status: http://www.aas.org/cswa/status/Status2015_Jan_s.pdf
- Women Of Color In Astronomy And Astrophysics
"Women of Color in Astronomy and Astrophysics" was a joint effort of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) and the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA). It was written by Dara Norman, Jedidah Isler &...
- Inclusive Astronomy Meeting: June 17-19, 2015 At Vanderbilt University
This guest post is composed by the organizers of the Inclusive Astronomy meeting. We are pleased to announce and invite the participation of all to the inaugural meeting on Inclusive Astronomy to be held June 17-19, 2015, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,...
- Aaswomen For June 15, 2012
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of June 15, 2012 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, and Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Document on Women of Color in Astronomy for NRC Conference2. What do YOU do for Child Care When Traveling?3....
- Aaswomen For May 11th, 2012
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of May 11, 2012 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, and Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Working with CSWA2. AAS Report for NRC Conference on Advancing Women of Color in Academia3. Encouraging Graduate...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For July 22, 2011
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of July 22, 2011 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson amp; Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Latest Issue of STATUS Now Available2. Walmart Women3. Undergraduate Women Engineers: Race Matters4. Increasing...
Astronomy
Women of Color in Academia: A Conference
The following post is from the January 2015 Issue of Status: A Report on Women in Astronomy. The author is Nancy D. Morrison, The University of Toledo, Department of Physics & Astronomy.
In the spring of 2012, the AAS was invited to contribute a supporting document, or ?testimony,? in preparation for a conference, Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia, which was organized by an ad hoc committee of the National Academies. We were asked: to provide statistics on the education and employment of women of color in astronomy; to describe the barriers and difficulties facing women of color in our profession; and to recommend policies for professional societies and funding agencies.
In response to the invitation, the AAS convened representatives of the CSWA and the CSMA to prepare a document. From the CSMA, the authors were Dara Norman, Jedidah Isler, and Hakeem Oluseyi, who were mainly responsible for the content. The CSWA authors ? Caroline Simpson, Laura Trouille, and myself ? played mainly a supporting/editorial role. Our document was posted on line before the conference, along with testimonies from 27 other scientific, engineering, and professional societies and federal agencies. It has also been reproduced in the CSMA?s Spectrum newsletter and most recently on the Women in Astronomy Blog. The conference was held on June 7?8, 2012, in Washington, DC.
Afterwards, I wondered about the outcome of the conference. The rewarding experience of working on the document whetted my appetite to learn more. Indeed a report has been published, including the 28 society testimonials and two commissioned research articles as well as a summary of the conference itself. The report and the rich array of reference materials on the conference web site are a great starting point for learning about women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In this article, I?ll summarize the research reports that were commissioned in preparation for the conference and then the conference report itself.
Read the full article in Status: http://www.aas.org/cswa/status/Status2015_Jan_s.pdf
- Women Of Color In Astronomy And Astrophysics
"Women of Color in Astronomy and Astrophysics" was a joint effort of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) and the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA). It was written by Dara Norman, Jedidah Isler &...
- Inclusive Astronomy Meeting: June 17-19, 2015 At Vanderbilt University
This guest post is composed by the organizers of the Inclusive Astronomy meeting. We are pleased to announce and invite the participation of all to the inaugural meeting on Inclusive Astronomy to be held June 17-19, 2015, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,...
- Aaswomen For June 15, 2012
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of June 15, 2012 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, and Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Document on Women of Color in Astronomy for NRC Conference2. What do YOU do for Child Care When Traveling?3....
- Aaswomen For May 11th, 2012
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of May 11, 2012 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, and Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Working with CSWA2. AAS Report for NRC Conference on Advancing Women of Color in Academia3. Encouraging Graduate...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For July 22, 2011
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of July 22, 2011 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson amp; Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Latest Issue of STATUS Now Available2. Walmart Women3. Undergraduate Women Engineers: Race Matters4. Increasing...