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AWIS Calls on VCs, Investors to Expand Funding Opportunities for Women in STEM
Women’s businesses, despite being smaller & financed at a lower rate, achieve returns & revenue growth up to 3x higher than those created and led by men.

AWIS Issues Letter Urging Secretary Devos to Protect Against Sexual Harassment on College Campuses
In the letter, the Association for Women in Science underscored the existing language maintains & reinforces existing barriers to the protection of survivors.

With New OSTP Head, AWIS Expects Further Gender STEM Equity Policies
“Science and reason should ground sound policy recommendations, and the appointment of Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier as head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy should be no exception.”

AWIS Announces Life Sciences Trailblazer Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister as National Governing Board President
Contact:Maria Ibañez202-588-8175Ibanez@awis.org AWIS Announces Life Sciences Trailblazer Dr. Susan Windham-Bannisteras National Governing Board President WASHINGTON DC, July 31, 2018 – Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, will serve as

AWIS Article Challenges Men to Be Allies
The article urges men to proactively curb gender inequities by adopting an open-minded and respectful manner when discussing structural norms and behaviors.

Association for Women in Science innovation research and programming highlighted in new entrepreneurship study
A new report issued by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research highlighted the Association for Women in Science’s STEM to Market program as a model in addressing the gender gap in patenting, innovation and commercialization.

AWIS Examines Disparities in Gender and Mathematics
AWIS research finds women have long been underrepresented and underrecognized in mathematics disciplines, despite women’s significant contributions to the field.

Biotech Company of AWIS Board Member Joins the Russell 2000 Index
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. Founder and CEO Pam Marrone, PhD, is an AWIS National Governing Board Member.

AWIS Response to National Academies of Science Sexual Harassment Report
While the report confirms the depth of sexual harassment, it shrinks from addressing real systemic issues along the entire STEM career pathway.