December 2022 Empower

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December 2022

Welcome to GWIS Empower! GWIS Empower seeks to provide career and leadership advice for women in science along with member-generated content. This month’s issue includes the GWIS podcast, a DEI article, a fellowship opportunity and an article on "Public health" pioneers.

GWIS Webinar: We are taking a short break this month and will be back next month with exciting content!

Podcast: A Small Act in the Right Direction can Change the World- Kendi Mwenda

Kendi Mwenda, a serial entrepreneur from Nairobi, Kenya shares her adventurous journey that led her to Co-found and be the Principal Designer at Poiema Interiors Limited. Post completion of bachelors degree in Science, Mathematics and Botany, she started her career as the director of client services at Fanaka Catering and events. Later, she begun her entrepreneurial journey with Tabasamu Gifts right before the pandemic hit.

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Saying ‘No’ in Science isn’t Enough

When women refuse requests to do unrewarded tasks, another female colleague often gets asked instead.
Studies show that women, regardless of occupation, take on the bulk of non-promotable tasks. Although this work matters to an organization, it brings no external reward or recognition to the individual who does it. This article in Nature highlights how any organization can implement easy fixes to address this issue.

Link to article

Want to connect on-line with other women scientists? Join the GWIS Slack channel. GWIS also has a private LinkedIn group for connecting with nearly 2,000 women scientists to share interesting news, job opportunities, and more! Want to form a small group? Contact the GWIS Media group to access our private forums and help you solicit fellow GWIS participants!

Opportunity: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology—these may include but are not limited to ocean and/or coastal: engineering, social science, marine education, marine stewardship, cultural anthropology, and resource management disciplines—and particularly encourages women and members of minority groups to apply.
Application deadline is December 22, 2022 at 11.59pm EST.

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The Unsung Heroes Who Ended a Deadly Plague

In the 1920s, public health was one of the few scientific areas that had begun to seek out educated women. The lifesaving success of infectious disease control in World War I had opened minds to the possibilities for improving public health at home. Much of the work fell to state departments of health, and their laboratories needed staff to bring new diagnostic tests, vaccines, and other tools of disease control into routine use.

Read this Smithsonian article to learn more about how a team of fearless female medical pioneers overcame medical skepticism, and to save countless lives from whooping cough (pertussis).

Read here

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About GWIS

Founded in 1921, Graduate Women in Science is an inter-disciplinary society of scientists who collectively seek to advance the participation and recognition of women in science and to foster research through grants, awards and fellowships. We comprise over 20 active chapters of more than 800 women who are "United in Friendship through Science" to support and inspire member professional goals and mutual appreciation of science. Learn more at www.gwis.org.

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Shu Li

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Brita Kilburg-Basnyat

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Katrian Okerstrom-Jezewski

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Sadia Sultana
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Selina Bruckner

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