February 2023 Empower

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February 2023

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 webinar, a podcast, DEI articles, a fellowship opportunity, and an article on increasing diversity in STEM.

GWIS Webinar: How to Switch Careers Successfully?

Thinking about changing your careers? Is it too late? You bring the coffee, we'll bring the conversation! This month we will chat with Jacob Kendall who has several business endeavors. Mr. Kendall is a consultant who speaks and provides workshops about mastering your mindset, ethics, and empathy. At his company The Wordsmith he provides coaching to social workers, postdocs, and dual degrees who want to pivot to another industry.

Date: Tuesday, February 28th
Time: 6:00pm BST/ 2:00pm AST/ 1:00pm ET/ 12:00pm CT/ 10:00am PST/ 11.00am MT
For questions, please contact here.

Podcast: Set Short-term Achievable Goals- Shrinidhi Ramasubramanian

On the February GWIS podcast, we are thrilled to have Shrinidhi Ramasubramanian, a computer science engineer from the University of California- Irvine, as our guest. Shrinidhi is a driven and talented individual with a passion for technology and engineering. With a successful start to her career at Hyperloop and now at Mercedes Benz, she brings a wealth of experience to our event. Join us, as we delve into Shrinidhi's journey to becoming an engineer, her transition from academia to the workforce, and her future aspirations.

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NSF Still Does Not Track Sexual Orientation Among the Scientific Workforce

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) does not plan to include a question about sexual orientation in a major national workforce survey, prompting hundreds of researchers to send letters of protest. Many LGBTQ+ scientists were pleased that the survey will, for the first time, include a question about gender identity for all respondents, but were disappointed about the absence of a sexual orientation question. Read this Science article for more information.

Link to article

In Celebration of Black History Month - 50 Black Women in STEM You Should Know About

Black women are severely underrepresented in STEM workplaces. A study from the University of Illinois documents that a lack of representation of people of color, prejudice, and racial microaggressions discourage minority students, especially Black women, from pursuing STEM degrees. This article highlights the stories of 50 Black women who have made an undeniable impact on our society with their engagement in STEM.

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: The Abhi Khune Underrepresented Minorities Scholarship

Despite the high demand for engineering jobs, STEM-related jobs are reputable for having gender, racial, and ethnic disparity within the workforce. To increase the diversity within STEM-related engineering jobs, this scholarship will aid 5 African American Women seeking a degree in Computer/ Data Sciences. The scholarship awards each winner $2000 to support their bachelor's degree.
The application deadline is March 1st, 2023.

Application information

Increasing Visibility of LGBTQ+ People in STEM

Women and people from the LGBTQ+ community have always contributed to STEM, but we need to do more to make them feel welcome in the work environment. Even now, there is evidence that 50% of LGBTQ+ scientists do not feel comfortable being out in the workplace. To increase the visibility of their lives and the impact of their contributions, the National Museum in Liverpool, UK is highlighting some inspirational LGBTQ+ scientists who have made a huge impact on science through their discoveries.

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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