In this video, Dr. Donna J. Dean offers strategies and recommendations for work/life satisfaction for those in STEM fields.
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Envisioning STEM Workplace of the Future [Video]
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Capitalizing on the Entire Potential Innovative Capacity of Academia
The AWIS study highlights barriers to participation and AWIS’ policy recommendations to technology transfer programs and universities. The recommendations should increase and assist in broadening the outreach and make the most of the human and intellectual capital at universities.
Work-Life Integration
AWIS research and resources present the challenges and realities of women in STEM in the workplace.
Work-Life Integration Practices in Today’s Companies
Companies that want to recruit and retain talented people know that they need to establish family-friendly practices in the workplace.
Field Research and Work-Life Integration
The author writes about fieldwork and its unique challenges to scientists seeking to successfully integrate work and life.
Dual Career Couples Connect
AWIS study explores outmoded work environments & unfriendly family policies which shed light on the fallout of professional relocation.
About Intersectionality
Building a brighter outlook for women in STEM is best accomplished by implementing innovative approaches to systemic change. AWIS research shows how intersectionality can achieve STEM equity.
AWIS H.R. 7031 ‘Combating Sexual Harassment in Sciences Act of 2018’ Endorsement Letter
AWIS endorsed the Combating Sexual Harassment in Sciences Act of 2018, which was introduced by Science, Space and Technology House Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson.
Best Practices for Intentional Investing
This AWIS Fact Sheet outlines actions investors can take to create positive change in STEM entrepreneurship while keeping profits.
Best Practices for Incubators and Accelerators
Entrepreneurship-support organizations can effectively incorporate inclusion into their outreach, programming, and activities.
Creating a stronger STEM community by addressing our bias
In Nature Human Behaviour, Heather Metcalf illustrates historical notions of scientific inferiority underlie contemporary beliefs about scientific talent, or lack of it, in women and minority groups.
A Contemporary Look at Gender and Mathematics: The Necessity of Systemic Change
Women have long been underrepresented and underrecognized in mathematics disciplines, despite significant contributions they have made to the field.
Attention Men: How to Be an Ally
As AWIS focuses on diversifying the workplace, they recognize unearned privileges in their and acts on inequalities by taking responsibility to end patterns of injustice.
Biotech Boom, A Bust For Women
Lack of gender and racial diversity in company leadership can have implications for long-term success. Biotech companies lead the way in the IPO market.
AWIS Supports Increased Funding for Innovative Scientific Research
Funding for the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency is crucial for American technological achievement and domestic job creation.
Revolutionizing the STEM Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Encountering bias in the funding of their ventures, women’s businesses are smaller on average
and are financed at a lower rate than men’s.
Oscar-Nominated “Hidden Figures” and the Ongoing Legacy of Overlooked Contributions in STEM
In her article, Dr. Heather Metcalf analyzes how the movie “Hidden Figures” is especially relevant in today’s society, where underrepresented groups are being treated as resources rather than people.
Science Must Clean Up Its Act
Listen in as AWIS discusses the discrimination, biases, objectivity, and overall inequalities that are overlooked in the scientific community for women in STEM.
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