Astronomy
AAS Committee on the Status of Women
- Aaswomen Newsletter For September 18, 2015
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of September 18, 2015eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Meet your CSWA committee: Christina Richey2. Addressing Gender Bias in the SDSS Collaboration3....
- Aaswomen Newsletter For July 31, 2015
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of July 31, 2015eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Career Panel Discussion2. Online Harassment: The Dangers and Damages 3. Men Totally Overestimate...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For May 23, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of May 23, 2014eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner This week's issues: 1. Why We Resist Unconscious Bias2. June AAS Town Hall: Addressing Sexual Violence on College...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For May 16, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of May 16, 2014eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner SPECIAL EDITION: Fed Up with Sexual Harassment 1. Defining the Problem2. Survival of the Clueless3. The Serial...
- Aaswomen January 17, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of January 17, 2014 eds. Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner SPECIAL EDITION: CSWA Climate Site Visit Program for Astronomy Departments...
Astronomy
AAS Women for October 25, 2013
AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of October 25, 2013
eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner
This week's issues:
1. The Career-Life Beer Hour
2. Unearned Advantage
3. Raising the Bar in Physics Graduate Education
4. End Harassment
5. Career Profile: Astronomer to Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer
6. Professional development at the 2014 Winter AAS Meeting
7. Job Opportunities
8. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
9. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomenNewsletter
10. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
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1. The Career-Life Beer Hour
From: David Charbonneau via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
?last night I shared a beer with some of the students and postdocs. One of the concerns that I heard at the pub was that many of the panel discussions that are convened to discuss Career-Life balance are organized by Women in Science groups. While in principle anyone can attend, the audience is almost always comprised nearly exclusively of women. But the main audience we are failing to engage are the men! I have a hunch that many men feel that they shouldn't attend a Women In Science event, and perhaps that a panel type event may be a little intimidating.
To read more, please see
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-career-life-beer-hour.html#more
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2. Unearned Advantage
From: Joan Schmelz via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
Unconscious bias goes hand-in-hand with the concept of unearned advantage. The two kids on the seesaw start out at the same level and can play together. As time goes by, however, one accumulates advantage and the other disadvantage. Any one slight may seem minor, but small imbalances and discrepancies accrue. Not only will they no longer be able to play together in future, but these disparities can have major consequences in salary, promotion, prestige, and advancement to leadership positions (Merton 1948; 1968).
To read more, please see
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2013/10/unearned-advantage.html
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3.Raising the Bar in Physics Graduate Education
From: Jessica Kirkpatrick via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
The keynote address by Meg Urry, Yale University (Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy), at the American Physical Society Conference on Graduate Education in January, 2013, has been reprinted at womeininastronomy.blogspot.com.
To read her address, please see
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2013/10/raising-bar-in-physics-graduate.html
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4. End Harassment
From: Carol Jones [cejones_at_uwo.ca]
The editors at Nature write that ?sexual harassment is a stain on science? and that a ?major problem is the widespread tacit acceptance of adolescent behaviour?. In their editorial, they urge us all to take a stand by promoting a ?culture of active discouragement and prevention of sexual harassment?.
To read more, please see
http://www.nature.com/news/end-harassment-1.13991
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5. Career Profile: Astronomer to Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer
From: Laura Trouille via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com
The AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the AAS Employment Committee have compiled dozens of interviews highlighting the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers. The interviews share advice and lessons learned from individuals on those paths.
Below is our interview with an astronomer/astrophysicist turned non-tenure-track lecturer at a large research 1 institution. If you have questions, suggestions, advice to share, etc. about this career path, please leave a comment below.
To read more, please see
http://networkedblogs.com/QoyqF
For access to all our Career Profile Project interviews, please visit
http://aas.org/jobs/career-profiles
We plan to post a new career profile to this blog every first and third Thursday of the month.
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6. Professional development at the 2014 Winter AAS Meeting
From: Chris Crockett via astrobetter.com
The number of professional development opportunities at the annual AAS meeting seems to grow every year. And the upcoming January meeting is no exception. This year?s conference features workshops, panel discussions, and talks on everything from Python programming to interviewing skills to changing demographics and to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
To read more, please see
http://www.astrobetter.com/professional-development-at-the-2014-winter-aas-meeting/
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7. Job Opportunities
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here: http://www.aas.org/cswa/diversity.html#howtoincrease
- Peter T. Paul Chair in Space Sciences at the University of New Hampshire
http://jobs.usnh.edu
- Head of the ALMA Department of Engineering
http://careers.nrao.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50965
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8. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
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When submitting a job posting for inclusion in the newsletter, please include a one-line description and a link to the full job posting.
Please remember to replace "_at_" in the e-mail address above.
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10. Access to Past Issues
http://www.aas.org/cswa/AASWOMEN.html
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
- Aaswomen Newsletter For September 18, 2015
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of September 18, 2015eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Meet your CSWA committee: Christina Richey2. Addressing Gender Bias in the SDSS Collaboration3....
- Aaswomen Newsletter For July 31, 2015
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of July 31, 2015eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Career Panel Discussion2. Online Harassment: The Dangers and Damages 3. Men Totally Overestimate...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For May 23, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of May 23, 2014eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner This week's issues: 1. Why We Resist Unconscious Bias2. June AAS Town Hall: Addressing Sexual Violence on College...
- Aaswomen Newsletter For May 16, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of WomenIssue of May 16, 2014eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner SPECIAL EDITION: Fed Up with Sexual Harassment 1. Defining the Problem2. Survival of the Clueless3. The Serial...
- Aaswomen January 17, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of January 17, 2014 eds. Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner SPECIAL EDITION: CSWA Climate Site Visit Program for Astronomy Departments...