Interesting articles/podcasts:
"Women in academic science: a changing landscape" -S.J. Ceci, D.K. Ginther, S. Kahn, W.M. Williams, Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2014) 15:75-141
"It's complicated -- in fact, it's complex: explaining the gender gap in academic achievement in science and mathematics" -D.F. Halpern, Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2014) 15:72-74 (commentary on above article)
"Solving the skewed sex ratio problem in science" -Tim Coulson, Journal of Animal Ecology Blog (October 29, 2014)
"Study: male scientists want to be involved dads, but few are" -Brigid Schulte, The Washington Post (September 11, 2014)
"Nature vs nurture: Girls and STEM" -Zuleyka Zevallos, Buddhini Samarasinghe and Rajini Rao, Nature Soapbox Science Blog (September 4, 2014)
"Evidence of racial, gender biases found in faculty mentor" -S. Vedantam, NPR Research News story (April 22, 2014)
"The academic jungle: ecosystem modeling reveals why women are driven out of research" -K.R. O'Brien and K.P. Hapgood, Oikos (2012) 121:999-1004
"How stereotypes impair women's careers in science" -E. Reuben, P. Sapienza, and L. Zingales, PNAS (2014) 111:4403-4408
"Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students" - C.A. Moss-Racusin, J.F. Dovidio, V.L. Brescoll, M.J. Graham, and J. Handelsman, PNAS (2012) 109: 16474-16479
"How I cured my imposter syndrome" -Blog post, #HOPEJAHRENSURECANWRITE, December 3, 2013
"Why are there still so few women in science?" -New York Times, October 3, 2013
"The baby penalty" -Chronicle of Higher Education, September 27, 2013
"Where Feminism Went Wrong: Shedding the Superwoman Myth" -Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2, 2013
"Gender bias still strong in science, engineering fields; parity at University of Arizona proves elusive" -AZ Daily Star, April 28, 2013
"The problem when sexism just sounds so darn friendly" -Blog post, Scientific American, April 2, 2013
Other local groups supporting women and other under-represented groups:
Tucson Women in STEM (TWiSTEM) -kfollette @ as dot arizona dot edu, TucsonWiSTEM @ gmail dot com
Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC)
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) UA Chapter
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) UA Chapter
University of Arizona Women in Physics
Noteworthy campus events:
Campus Connections talk: "Women In Academia: Strategies for Success" November 18, 2014, 9am, Vine 102
Seminar by Marcia McNutt, first woman to hold positions as editor-in-chief of Science and former director of USGS.
Career Presentations for PhD students and Postdocs
"Women in academic science: a changing landscape" -S.J. Ceci, D.K. Ginther, S. Kahn, W.M. Williams, Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2014) 15:75-141
"It's complicated -- in fact, it's complex: explaining the gender gap in academic achievement in science and mathematics" -D.F. Halpern, Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2014) 15:72-74 (commentary on above article)
"Solving the skewed sex ratio problem in science" -Tim Coulson, Journal of Animal Ecology Blog (October 29, 2014)
"Study: male scientists want to be involved dads, but few are" -Brigid Schulte, The Washington Post (September 11, 2014)
"Nature vs nurture: Girls and STEM" -Zuleyka Zevallos, Buddhini Samarasinghe and Rajini Rao, Nature Soapbox Science Blog (September 4, 2014)
"Evidence of racial, gender biases found in faculty mentor" -S. Vedantam, NPR Research News story (April 22, 2014)
"The academic jungle: ecosystem modeling reveals why women are driven out of research" -K.R. O'Brien and K.P. Hapgood, Oikos (2012) 121:999-1004
"How stereotypes impair women's careers in science" -E. Reuben, P. Sapienza, and L. Zingales, PNAS (2014) 111:4403-4408
"Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students" - C.A. Moss-Racusin, J.F. Dovidio, V.L. Brescoll, M.J. Graham, and J. Handelsman, PNAS (2012) 109: 16474-16479
"How I cured my imposter syndrome" -Blog post, #HOPEJAHRENSURECANWRITE, December 3, 2013
"Why are there still so few women in science?" -New York Times, October 3, 2013
"The baby penalty" -Chronicle of Higher Education, September 27, 2013
"Where Feminism Went Wrong: Shedding the Superwoman Myth" -Chronicle of Higher Education, September 2, 2013
"Gender bias still strong in science, engineering fields; parity at University of Arizona proves elusive" -AZ Daily Star, April 28, 2013
"The problem when sexism just sounds so darn friendly" -Blog post, Scientific American, April 2, 2013
Other local groups supporting women and other under-represented groups:
Tucson Women in STEM (TWiSTEM) -kfollette @ as dot arizona dot edu, TucsonWiSTEM @ gmail dot com
Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC)
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) UA Chapter
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) UA Chapter
University of Arizona Women in Physics
Noteworthy campus events:
Campus Connections talk: "Women In Academia: Strategies for Success" November 18, 2014, 9am, Vine 102
- Research has documented how gender influences academic careers, including differences in service assignments, self-promotion and access to leadership positions. This talk will provide an overview of these research findings to help women – regardless of their discipline – develop strategies to help ensure their success throughout their faculty careers.
Seminar by Marcia McNutt, first woman to hold positions as editor-in-chief of Science and former director of USGS.
- Her seminar will be April 11th, 4:00pm, Student Union, North Ballroom. Link announcing her talk, here.
Career Presentations for PhD students and Postdocs
- Career Services, The Graduate and Professional Student Council and the Graduate College are pleased to sponsor five specialized presentations (April 7-8) for PhD students and Post-Docs by Dr. Andrew Green, guest presenter from UC Berkeley. Sign up for these presentations through the Graduate Enrichment Pro- gram page on the GPSC website: http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu/. Link to the pdf announcing each talk, here.