Sentences with phrase «for women in science»

Below is our compilation of funding opportunities for women in science.

She is also a strong advocate for women in science.

It seems that policy is not working adequately for women in science.

In some ways, she is facing an experience that was more routine for women in science decades ago.

If we wish to facilitate equal success for women in science, medicine, and other careers, changes in society are needed.

We should continue to research and investigate the underlying causes, so we can implement actions that change the bigger picture for women in science.

Usually people talk about Title IX with regard to sports, but can it help create opportunities for women in science and engineering?

Furthermore, she is passionate about science communication and a huge advocate for women in science.

Five early - career female scientists were honored Thursday evening as this year's recipients of the L'Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship awards that grant each winner $ 60,000 to further their postdoctoral research.

«It's good to tell children who look like me — that they can be me,» said Sarah Richardson, a synthetic biologist and one of five women postdoctoral scientists awarded with the 2015 L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship on 22 October.

Maria Stycznscka, recipient of the L'Oreal - UNESCO For Women in Science fellowship in 2004, recounted her experiences as a fellow and a new mother.

Her hard work earned her a L'Oreal UK and Ireland Fellowship for Women in Science in 2008, and the Royal Astronomical Society's 2009 Fowler Award for Astronomy «in recognition of her status as a young scientist of proven achievement and great promise.»

The L'Oréal USA Fellowships for Women in Science program is a national awards program that annually recognizes and rewards five U.S. - based women researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers.

«In some areas of science, women report a feeling of isolation and a lack of female role models,» says Rachel Tobbell, mentoring strategy manager at the U.K. Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (UKRC).

Bergmann is a 2015 recipient of the L'Oréal - UNESCO For Women in Science International Award, and does much of her research at the Gemini telescope observatory in Chile.

Working with CERB, CCPE carried out a national consultation process with the provincial and territorial engineering licensing bodies, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering, the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students, the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada, and several other interested stakeholder groups in 2000/2001.

«We welcomed her strong support for women in science, both at NSF and during her presidency of AAAS.

Mineke Bosch of the University of Maastricht said that gathering statistics and creating more networks and departments specifically for women in science on a European level would be crucial.

She has received numerous honors, including the NSF Waterman Award, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, and the L'Oreal - UNESCO International Prize for Women in Science.

On her spare time, she loves to teach, mentor and spread a love for science and community and has been involved in various related programs such as the Association for Women in Science Mentoring program, the Academy of Future Science Faculty and Harvard Students Kindling an Interest in Science.

Recently, I attended a seminar sponsored by the Association for Women in Science where a patent examiner from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a patent attorney from an area law firm, and a consultant at pharmaceutical company gave presentations on their respective career fields.

She was, and by all measures the event seems to have been a success, but I am livid — about the gender dynamics, and that the organizers, who are supposedly carving out spaces for women in science, seem oblivious to those dynamics.

- The U.K. Mentoring Scheme for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, MentorSET

I want to ask her who does the laundry, but I desist; it's a legitimate work - life balance question for a woman in science, but I feel like a meddlesome in - law.

The discrepancy persists «despite efforts to overcome preparation deficits, provide role models and mentoring, and build communities for women in sciences,» writes Marie - Claire Shanahan of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, in an essay at Inside Higher Ed (links in original).

Many of these judges are alumni of the David and Lucile Packard HBCU Graduate Scholars Program, the SACNAS Summer Leadership Institute, the L'Oréal For Women in Science postdoctoral fellows program, and the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows Program.

«As leaders in science, engineering, and education, we are concerned by the suggestion that the status quo for women in science and engineering may be natural, inevitable, and unrelated to social factors,» she and her co-authors wrote.

Although she's one of relatively few female heads of an academic medical department, and her research has been widely published, Schor still isn't entirely comfortable with being a poster girl for women in science.

New Scientist, on behalf of L'Oréal, asked readers to celebrate 10 years of the L'Oréal - UNESCO For Women In Science programme by voting for the female scientist they found most inspirational.

A few articles are included that document the research on issues for women in science: gender disparities in degree programs, leadership roles, tenure rates, pay, resource allocation... the list goes on.

L.H.: The Stanford graduate student office, the BioMASS medical students organization, and the local AWIS [Association for Women in Science] chapter were providing career support 20 years ago that some institutions still haven't wrapped their heads around.

The purpose of this regularly updated compendium is to feature solutions: programs that can and do improve the outlook for women in science.

The workshop was based in part on the handbook Becoming Leaders: A Handbook for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology by Mary Williams and Carolyn Emerson.

Things have changed for women in science since the times of 18th century physicist Emilie du Chatelet, but barriers to progress remain

«Part of the story, especially for women in science, is that you have to plan when to have a family,» says Linda J. Spilker.

Five leading women scientists across five regions and 15 promising young researchers were honoured at the 18th edition of the L'Oréal - UNESCO For Women in Science Ceremony at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris on 24th March.

She accepted an invitation to be faculty advisor for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) group when it formed on campus in 2015.

A few weeks ago, we at Science News for Students asked for women in science, technology, engineering and math to send us pictures of themselves.

The school now offers a science initiative, including seminars for Women in Science Education and college - level research opportunities.

«This is a wonderful recognition for women in science and engineering who put their passion for science to work in beneficial ways.»

She was the Chief Editor of the journal Atmosfera, a member of the Mexico Academy of Sciences, of the National System of Research (SNI, level III) of the National Research Council of Mexico (CONACYT) and of the Third World Organization for Women in Science.

Described by Time Magazine as «perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science,» the Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., has served as the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1999.

Initiatives include funding for women in science and the trades, pay - equity legislation for federally regulated industries, and changes to paid parental leave.