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January 2023 Empower

Tuesday, January 10, 2023   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Jennifer Riggs
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January 2023
Welcome to GWIS Empower! GWIS Empower seeks to provide career and leadership advice for women in science along with member-generated content. Happy New Year! This month’s issue includes a DEI article, fellowship opportunity from the National Science Foundation and an article on an "Artificial Intelligence" pioneer.
GWIS Webinar is taking a short break this month and will be back next month with exciting content!
Men Dominate Conference Q&A Sessions — Including Online Ones
‘Question and answer’ sessions are the norm at scientific events. Previous studies on in-person meetings have shown that women ask fewer questions than men. This Nature article discusses a recent study that investigated the impact of gender on question-asking in virtual conferences and proposed some solutions to improve the gender imbalance during conference Q&A sessions. 
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!
National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities for 2023
At the start of this year, we want to highlight the National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding Opportunities, a prestigious organization to receive funding from. NSF offers funding opportunities throughout the year targeting various education levels and research fields, including STEM. Keep an eye out for an opportunity that fits your profile! 
Funding information
Uses of AI to Connect Scientific Fields

A New Year holds new ideas and advancements, including the work of AAAS member  Dr. Animashree Anandkumar. Dr. Anandkumar works on "advancing the theoretical and practical aspects" of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a flagbearer of women in STEM, Dr. Anandkumar also advocates for diversity in science and engineering graduate programs, so that they can be more accessible to minorities.

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