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April 2024

Welcome to GWIS Empower! GWIS Empower aims to offer career and leadership advice for women in science, along with member-generated content. In this issue, we highlight some reasons why women face more difficulties with career advancement. Specifically, we include articles discussing the bias from women having high-status contacts and the implicit bias from men failing to remember their female colleagues. Tune in to the newest GWIS podcast episode on how to blend science with business. Improve your scienitific writing with our book club and your leadership skills with STEM-UP. Read about how we can all make conferences more equitable. Scholarship opportunities are available through the bold.org, NATO and BHW.

Study Shows, that for Professional Women, Having High-Status Connections Can Backfire

Assistant professor of organizational behavior, Catherine Shea, summarizes her findings of her 5 studies- 2 in the US and 3 in China- on the effect of high-status contacts had on women's status. This study concluded that the increased amount of high-status contacts led to the women being precieved as more dominant and less admirable by their peers. These finding also pointed out a solution to the back-lash women faced. If the relationship with the high-status contact was formed to benefit the group, they were not preceived negatively. Therefore, organizaitons should promote the development of formal mentoring programs and introduce sensitivity training to prevent this gender bias.

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Podcast Alert

Leading with Excellence Begins Within: Dr. Sushma D. A. Hallock

Just wrapped up a truly inspiring episode of "Graduate Women in Science" with Dr. Sushma D. A. Hallock! From her innovative approach to blending science with business to her steadfast commitment to DEI, Dr. Hallock is not just leading the way; she's paving new paths. A must-listen for anyone looking to be inspired by a leader who proves that true leadership starts from within. #Leadership #WomenInSTEM #Innovation #DEI

Listen here

Men psychology researchers can’t seem to remember their women colleagues

Gender bias is not a newly coined term, but freshly minted research explores how men's implicit bias can be contributing to the gender gap in science. The new work found that male psychology researchers identify significantly fewer women as experts in their field, than their women colleagues do. The Nature article states "These results can help explain why women are less likely than men to receive citations for their work or to be invited to speak at meetings and apply for jobs—even though more than 70% of Ph.D.s in the field were awarded to women in recent years." The article highlights strategies to combat this including citing researchers that are female or from underrepresented groups by using hashtags like #CiteBlackWomen for example.

Link to Article

Upcoming Events

This spring, we are reading Scientific Papers Made Easy by Stuart West and Lindsay Turnbull. The book is available online https://academic.oup.com/book/45619. We've already met once, but you are welcome to join for the remaining two discussions on Monday April 8th and Monday May 6th.
Please email cole@gwis.org if you'd like to be added to the event invites.

Next meeting: Monday April 8th: Chapters 5, 6, and 7
Final meeting: Monday May 6th: Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11

For both dates, there are two options to attend:

Option 1 (favors African and European timezones): 1pm WAT/12pm GMT/7am EST/6am CST/5am MST/4am PST/2am HST

Option 2 (favors US timezones): 8pm WAT/7pm GMT/3pm AST/2pm EST/1pm CST/12pm MST/11am PST/9am HST

Excited to continue celebrating international day of women and girls in science?

Join STEM-UP, a network that is actively promoting female representation in STEM, on April 12, 2024 for their "STEM-UP's 2024 Success in STEM Women's Leadership Summit". This year's theme is Building your Confidence and Community. The summit can be attended in person or virtually! For more information, go to their website.

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!

Scholarship Opportunity

Elevate women in technology scholarship

While technology is rapidly changing the world and requires innovative and competent professionals in the field to keep up, women are significantly underrepresented in the tech sector. Thus, this $500 scholarship aims to empower and support the next generation of extraordinary women leaders in tech.Applications are open to students at any educational level and field of study, as long as they identify as female and plan on pursuing a career that leverages technology to improve the world. A 400 word essay is due by April 30, 2024.

Apply Here

The WGS24 challenge

Nato has launched a challenge open to female university students, working towards their bachelor’s, master’s or PhD degree, and early career researchers up to 35 years of age from NATO member countries. Applicants must submit a 1,300 word research proposal, describing a project they would like to see NATO realise over the next five years. Research proposals should focus on enegery security, climate change, human security and societal resilience. The call for proposals will close on April 21 2024, 23:59 CET.

Apply Here

The BHW Women in STEM Scholarship

The BHW Group is based in Austin, TX, working on custom web and mobile app development. Their scholarship of $3,000 aims to support women who are pursuing an undergraduate or Masters degree in a STEM field in a U.S. based university. Applicants have to write a 500-800 word essay about their favorite app or an app that had a significant impact on their day. Applications are due on April 15, 2024.

Apply 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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Selina Bruckner

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