AWIS looks at the rates of sexual assaults, as research shows that scientists and academics wait a pro-longed period of time before coming out about their harassment.
Nothing About Reporting Sexual Harassment Is Easy
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Broadening the Science of Broadening Participation in STEM Through Critical Mixed Methodologies and Intersectionality Frameworks
With women in STEM still experiencing inequalities in the workplace, AWIS offers some final recommendations for researchers seeking to broaden the science of broadening participation.
Capitalizing On the Entire Potential Innovative Capacity of Academia: Recommendations for Universities and Technology Transfer Offices
Broaden outreach by technology transfer offices in a way that is inclusive to draw more women and underrepresented minorities into the innovation and entrepreneurship space to capitalize on the entire intellectual and creative potential of our university system and nation.
Diversity Across a Decade: A Case Study on Undergraduate Computing Culture at the University of Illinois
While we celebrate the dramatic increase in women’s undergraduate enrollment at computer science programs around the country, to see this surge translate into career-long outcomes, we cannot ignore ongoing gendered and racialized disparities in computing, particularly as they relate to a student’s sense of belonging.
BEYOND A BUZZWORD: Exploring Intersectionality to Revolutionize our STEM Workplaces
How to effectively conduct research on STEM workplaces from an intersectionality perspective remains a scientific grand challenge that, left unaddressed, inhibits our ability to understand and create equitable and inclusive STEM workplaces.
Video: SWE Shares Research on State of Women in Engineering
The State of Women in Engineering session was designed to shed light on some of the most important trends that are affecting the advancement of women in engineering, drawing from key research findings.
Science Must Clean Up Its Act
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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