Sentences with phrase «women in science at»

Over the past 40 years, however, society has gradually begun to accept, if not embrace, the notion of the female biologist, mathematician or engineer, and the number of women in science at all levels has increased dramatically.

At a recent event at Columbia University, hosted by the organization Women in Science at Columbia, I told my story and passed along lessons I've learned about how people — especially women — can make the most of their lives and careers.

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Canada's richest woman was a political science and economics student at the University of Toronto in the 1960s.

At Harvey Mudd College, the Claremont, California - based institution where Klawe became president in 2006, a full half of students who graduate with degrees in computer science, engineering, and physics are women.

«The vast majority of women who show up at Harvey Mudd didn't expect to want to major in computer science,» said Klawe.

In comparison, just 18 percent of computer science graduates nationwide are women — a percentage that's been shrinking since 1985, when it stood at 37 percent.

She was a staff writer at a news agency in Nebraska, covering transportation, and worked in South Korea for several years where she wrote about science while freelancing for publications like Women's Wear Daily and Groove Korea.

Thanks in no small part to Klawe, women now make up 40 % of computer science majors at the college, up from 10 % in 2005.

In 2011, a conversation at a monthly «ideas brunch» with Silicon Valley friends turned to the dearth of women in math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectIn 2011, a conversation at a monthly «ideas brunch» with Silicon Valley friends turned to the dearth of women in math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin math - and - science careers and how to get girls interested in in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin in science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjectin science, technology, engineering and math (known as STEM) subjects.

According to PayScale's results at least, «Men tend to go into engineering, computer science, management roles and director roles more so than women, and those jobs see fairly consistent pay increases year in and year out,» Bardaro says.

The global demonstration, planned in the wake of the Women's March on Washington, is aimed at countering the «mischaracterization of science as a partisan issue» — see climate change, vaccines, and GMOs — and the dubious policy that has arisen as a result.

At least 100 biopharma executives from major drug makers like Eli Lilly (lly), Johnson & Johnson (jnj), Bayer, Novartis (nvs), and a slew of biotech CEOs have signed an open letter advocating strategies to get more women involved in the life sciences.

Of course, increasing the ranks of women in the life sciences has to begin with encouraging girls to get involved in STEM fields at an early age.

In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Nancy Grace Roman became a research astronomer and the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA.

«At least in terms of gender, the women's colleges have neutralized that element of study in science,» she says.

Biblical literalism is a powerful force today; it tends to imprison people in attitudes that were suitable enough when science and technology were little dreamt of but which fail to illuminate a society in which, for instance, it is desirable, because of the effects of modern hygiene on death rates, for women to bear, on the average, perhaps a third as many infants as were appropriate two or three thousand or even two hundred years ago, a society in which war might mean something like the end of the species, or at least vastly closer to that than any war of the past could be.

David Hubbard, for example, in his taped remarks on the future of evangelicalism to a colloquium at Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver in 1977 noted the following areas of tension among evangelicals: women's ordination, the charismatic movement, ecumenical relations, social ethics, strategies of evangelism, Biblical criticism, Biblical infallibility, contextual theology in non-Western cultures, and the churchly applications of the behavioral sciences.2 If such a list is more exhaustive than those topics which this book has pursued, it nevertheless makes it clear that the foci of the preceding chapters have at least been representative.

One of the studies that I talk about in the book is where social science researchers look at black women who had experienced trauma, and they found these women were more likely to internalize the characteristics of the Strong Black Woman as a way of coping with trauma.

Informed by cutting - edge science and nutrition, along with case studies from men and women who have experienced life - changing transformations in their health after waving goodbye to wheat, Wheat Belly is an illuminating look at what is truly making Americans sick and an action plan to clear our plates of this seemingly benign ingredient.

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're talking to Marcia DeLonge, a senior scientist and agroecologist in the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) about working in environmental sScience, we're talking to Marcia DeLonge, a senior scientist and agroecologist in the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) about working in environmental sciencescience.

In her considerable spare time she went to work on her credentials: She enrolled at UCLA as a political science major; she founded the Women's Sports Foundation with King and served as its president for seven years; she worked on various Olympic committees; she lobbied for, and helped frame, the Amateur Athletic Act of 1974; and she got involved in the Special OlympicIn her considerable spare time she went to work on her credentials: She enrolled at UCLA as a political science major; she founded the Women's Sports Foundation with King and served as its president for seven years; she worked on various Olympic committees; she lobbied for, and helped frame, the Amateur Athletic Act of 1974; and she got involved in the Special Olympicin the Special Olympics.

From the numerous conversations (both on the telephone and via email) that MomsTEAM's Senior Health and Safety Editor, Lindsey Barton Straus, and I have had over the years with our friends at US Lacrosse, especially CEO, Steve Stenersen (who I started talking to way back in 1999 - 2000), director of health and sport safety, Bruce Griffin (who was one of the principal authors of the draft standard), and Ann Carpenetti, vice president of lacrosse operations and co-chair of the women's lacrosse headgear task group, I am confident that the draft standard is based on sound science.

The interesting thing is in real life, there's such demand from women to study forensic science at college now that colleges are desperately adding more and more courses to meet that demand.

At times derided for such things as «long science - fueled posts» or «normalizing c - sections» and my posts deleted if I dared tried to publicly support a woman in learning to appropriately supplement with formula or enjoy the birth of a child through c - section, for example.

She enrolled in the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at Boston College, and in 2012 earned her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

To refute this obvious mistruth, she is pointing out what the science actually says — that the perinatal mortality rate for low risk women cared for by midwives, whether at home or at hospital, is higher than the perinatal mortality rate for high risk women cared for by obstetricians in the hospital.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest senior nutritionist David Schardt says «We don't want to tell people not to eat canned beans or tomatoes, but at the same time, it makes sense for all parents, and especially pregnant and nursing women, to minimize the exposure of their kids» developing bodies and brains to BPA.

Mrs. Osei Opare who is a former lecturer and Head of the Department of Home Science at the University of Ghana and served under President John Kufuor's government becomes the first woman to occupy the Chief of Staff office in Ghana.

This high ranking is due in large part to the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Information Studies at SU that devote themselves to recruiting women for these fields at an early age and helping them feel comfortable in a college setting and a STEM field.

These were the first steps in a journey that has taken her to Wisconsin, Kenya, and California, before returning to her roots in 1994, where she became the first woman on the Department of Food Science faculty at Cornell University.

Also, the lack of party affiliation in school board races prevents women from using it as a stepping - stone, said Zoe Oxley, a professor of political science at Union College.

Encouraging future generations of women to pursue careers in transport and engineering is the aim of the «Innovative Women in Transport and Engineering» exhibition sponsored by the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) being launched at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum on Thursday 15 Mwomen to pursue careers in transport and engineering is the aim of the «Innovative Women in Transport and Engineering» exhibition sponsored by the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) being launched at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum on Thursday 15 MWomen in Transport and Engineering» exhibition sponsored by the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) being launched at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum on Thursday 15 March.

There were modest gains in the 1970s «largely because of the women's movement,» according to Zoe Oxley, political science professor at Union College.

These new profiles, from interviews with young women at the start of their science careers, tell their stories of passion and persistence - what drives and excites them about their work in the sciences

While it is true that women face social barriers, as they do in much of the world, young women nonetheless comprise more than half of undergraduate enrollment in some science, technology and medical courses at major Arab universities.

The scientists were formally recognized for their achievements and acknowledged as representatives of the fellowship's goals to boost representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at an awards ceremony at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., where the winners celebrated with other women in science and their supporters.

The tone of the letter was not affected by the writer's gender, reaffirming that both male and female evaluators have gender biases that disadvantage women when they are pursuing traditionally male - dominated roles, says Molly Carnes, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and co-director of the Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, who was not involved in the swomen when they are pursuing traditionally male - dominated roles, says Molly Carnes, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and co-director of the Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, who was not involved in the sWomen in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, who was not involved in the study.

This book, which grows out of an exhibit at the Grolier Club in New York, introduces the lives, sayings, and dreams of sixteen women over four centuries and chronicles their contributions to mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, computer science, and medicine.

Women in science groups have been drawing attention to sexism and the underrepresentation of women since the 1970s, but I didn't really take notice until 2005, when Lawrence Summers — the president of Harvard University at the time — postulated that women lack «intrinsic aptitude» in science and engineeWomen in science groups have been drawing attention to sexism and the underrepresentation of women since the 1970s, but I didn't really take notice until 2005, when Lawrence Summers — the president of Harvard University at the time — postulated that women lack «intrinsic aptitude» in science and engineewomen since the 1970s, but I didn't really take notice until 2005, when Lawrence Summers — the president of Harvard University at the time — postulated that women lack «intrinsic aptitude» in science and engineewomen lack «intrinsic aptitude» in science and engineering.

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 carWomen 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 carwomen researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers.

A woman applying for a tenure - track faculty position in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at a U.S. university is twice as likely to be hired as an equally qualified man, if both candidates are highly qualified, according to a new study.

In a 2000 survey of postdoctoral fellows in the biological and physical sciences at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, 45 % of married women with children reported that they hadn't presented research at national conferences the previous year, compared to 24 % of all other postdocIn a 2000 survey of postdoctoral fellows in the biological and physical sciences at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, 45 % of married women with children reported that they hadn't presented research at national conferences the previous year, compared to 24 % of all other postdocin the biological and physical sciences at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, 45 % of married women with children reported that they hadn't presented research at national conferences the previous year, compared to 24 % of all other postdocs.

It may be a bit early to say that there will be a rich harvest of career opportunities for women in science, but at the Athena dissemination conference held at Heriot - Watt University in Edinburgh last month it seemed that the seeds of change are starting to be sown.

The Athena Project, which is a UK - wide initiative that aims to increase the number of women working in science, engineering, and technology (SET) at all levels of higher education (HE), and to improve their career development, awards development grants to HE institutions for pilot projects that address those aims.

Women in science have made many advances in recent years, but as delegates at the recent 12th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES12) discussed, much more work needs to be done to attract and retain women, particularly in areas such as engineeWomen in science have made many advances in recent years, but as delegates at the recent 12th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES12) discussed, much more work needs to be done to attract and retain women, particularly in areas such as engineeWomen Engineers and Scientists (ICWES12) discussed, much more work needs to be done to attract and retain women, particularly in areas such as engineewomen, particularly in areas such as engineering.

«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 (UKRCIn 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 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 (Uwomen 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 (UWomen in Science, Engineering, and Technology (UKRCin Science, Engineering, and Technology Science, Engineering, and Technology (UKRC).

SpelBots has received invitations to speak at local middle schools to encourage women and minorities in the sciences.

Other events at the retreat included a workshop on immigration and visa issues and a panel discussion focused on women and minorities in science.

The aim is to «increase the number of women in leading positions» in academe, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and elsewhere by «rais [ing] the visibility» of outstanding women, said Ingrid Wünning Tschol, senior vice president for health and science at the Robert Bosch Stiftung, in a speech to the first European Conference for Science Journalists at the Euroscience Open Forum on 2science at the Robert Bosch Stiftung, in a speech to the first European Conference for Science Journalists at the Euroscience Open Forum on 2Science Journalists at the Euroscience Open Forum on 22 July.

«The only thing surprising in the data is how much the data from these absolutely brilliant women look like data from any group of high - achieving women in general,» says Diane Halpern, the dean of social sciences at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute in California.