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News out of National Science Foundation (NSF) is that they will require universities to report sexual harassment. “Linking reporting of harassment to funding is... the next step the scientific enterprise can take to stop bullying and harassment by making the consequences clear.” AGU President-elect Robin Bell. http://ow.ly/8P0R30ihw5S
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Today, NSF announces new steps to help eliminate sexual harassment in science and engineering, including new grant and condition requirements. http://bit.ly/2FU...cNNR
"People who create hostile environments that are unsafe and disruptive upset the whole balance of the scientific ecosystem, and discourage scientists -- particularly young scientists -- and can harm their careers and the progress of science. The question for us is: Is the research environment being protected? Are the people being protected? We fund these environments, so we get a say in that. We will not tolerate sexual harassment, or harassment of any kind." -- NSF Director France Córdova
The editors of Scientific American wrote a piece on harassment in the sciences, the needed culture change, and steps the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has ta...ken in adopting a revised ethics policy. They say, "...classifying harassment as scientific misconduct sends a powerful message about its destructive effects on victims and on scientific progress as a whole—and will help pave the way to creating a culture where discovery and innovation can flourish." Read the full piece here: http://ow.ly/WoT530hZGgy
You can read AGU's Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy, and our other related efforts at ethics.agu.org.
Mentoring can give students confidence and positively impact their ideas about their own future careers. Research has shown that when students have a mentor, they are more likely to stay in STEM majors.
Just read this great commentary in Physics Today: "Diversity in physics: Are you part of the problem?"
Many of the issues raised apply to many other STEM fields..., including chemistry.
The essay goes beyond the issue of women in physics and highlights the very low representation of racial minorities, offering a call to arms: "In addition to offering encouragement, collaboration, and mentorship, you should be ensuring racial and gender diversity on speakers’ lists, committees, and job short lists and making increased diversity a high priority for all faculty hiring. Not only is the lack of inclusion unfair, but it fails to maximally exploit the talents of a great humanity."
This commentary is well worth your time. Enjoy!
UW System Women and Science Program shared NPR's post.
Patrice Banks hated getting her oil changed because she felt like male mechanics were taking advantage of her. So she left her job as an engineer and opened an auto shop staffed by female mechanics.
Applications for the 2018 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program are NOW OPEN and are due by February 2, 2018.
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship... program honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers with grants of $60,000 each. They’re seeking five exceptional female scientists looking to advance their research and serve as role models for the next generation of girls in STEM.
Visit L'Oreal USA for Women in Science to learn more:
http://www.lorealusa.com/…/l%E2%80%99or%C3%A9al-usa-for-wom…
NSF has worked for decades to provide #STEM access for under-served communities. With the launch of its new HSI Program, the foundation aims to bolster STEM edu...cation at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and build STEM capacity at HSIs that do not typically receive high levels of NSF funding.
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Here are some recent statistics about the stare of education in the US. Many disparities still exist...
As we close out Education month on our year-long #VoteForScience campaign, take a look at some data visualizations of the state of US education in 2017. There's... a lot of good work being done, and we have more to do.
Pledge to vote for science at all levels in 2018: https://www.sciencevote.org/pledge
"If so many women in science have personally been subject to harassment or worse, why aren’t more women openly talking about it and naming their offenders? The ...answer is surprisingly straightforward: victims do not hold the power and therefore live in fear of retaliation. In the academic and scientific world, this retaliation can hamstring the necessary ingredients for a successful career: interfering with a victim’s grant funding, preventing publication of peer-reviewed articles, and negatively impacting a victim’s job opportunities, which in small and insular academic fields are heavily reliant on formal and informal confidential recommendations."
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