Astronomy
- On The Number Of Women Hired
In my previous post I provided an update on the number and percentage of women hired in tenure-track professor positions over the past year. In 2014, women were hired into 40% of available positions, representing a remarkable 16 out of 40 hires....
- Aaswomen Newsletter For August 29, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of August 29, 2014 eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Update on the number of women hired2. Ladybucks3. Career...
- The Confidence Gap And Possible Effects On Persistence And Pay
An article in The Atlantic by Kathy Kay and Claire Shipman is well worth reading and pondering. On average, women are less confident than men, with harmful consequences for equitable advancement based on ability. "Confidence, " says psychologist...
- Promoting Equality In America
In the November 12, 2010 AASWomen newsletter, the third item discussed CONSTELLATION, a European Commission (EC) FP6 Marie Curie Research Training Network, as a potential model program to promote women in astronomy. Although not an original goal, approximately...
- Aaswomen Newsletter 01/30/09
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of January 30, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Women in Astronomy Blog Highlights Jan 23, 2009 - Leavitt Law2. Facebook Gets a New Member - Committee...
Astronomy
Ladybucks
If you're looking for talking points to confront our country's neanderthal stance towards equal pay for equal work, check out John Oliver's diatribe on Last Week Tonight. Zing zing. My favorite bit comes at 2min10sec into the clip... can't wait to use that one.
The stats are as follows: Full-time women workers? earnings are only about 77 percent of their male counterparts? earnings (*there is some debate about the exact number, though all agree that there is a significant gap). The pay gap is even greater for African-American and Latina women, with African-American women earning 64 cents and Latina women earning 56 cents for every dollar earned by a Caucasian man.
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was passed in 2009. The bill revises previous legislation so employees can sue up to 180 days after receiving any discriminatory paycheck. Since then, efforts have stalled. In April, Senate Republicans blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have banned the practice of salary secrecy for all workers, about half of whom say they are either forbidden or strongly discouraged from discussing their pay with coworkers. Knowing comparable salaries is a key component of successful negotiation, which numerous studies have shown that women do less of, and less successfully, than men.
- On The Number Of Women Hired
In my previous post I provided an update on the number and percentage of women hired in tenure-track professor positions over the past year. In 2014, women were hired into 40% of available positions, representing a remarkable 16 out of 40 hires....
- Aaswomen Newsletter For August 29, 2014
AAS Committee on the Status of Women AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of August 29, 2014 eds: Daryl Haggard, Nicolle Zellner, Meredith Hughes, & Elysse Voyer This week's issues: 1. Update on the number of women hired2. Ladybucks3. Career...
- The Confidence Gap And Possible Effects On Persistence And Pay
An article in The Atlantic by Kathy Kay and Claire Shipman is well worth reading and pondering. On average, women are less confident than men, with harmful consequences for equitable advancement based on ability. "Confidence, " says psychologist...
- Promoting Equality In America
In the November 12, 2010 AASWomen newsletter, the third item discussed CONSTELLATION, a European Commission (EC) FP6 Marie Curie Research Training Network, as a potential model program to promote women in astronomy. Although not an original goal, approximately...
- Aaswomen Newsletter 01/30/09
AAS Committee on the Status of Women Issue of January 30, 2009 eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, & Michele Montgomery This week's issues: 1. Women in Astronomy Blog Highlights Jan 23, 2009 - Leavitt Law2. Facebook Gets a New Member - Committee...