Women will make STEM environments more equitable, humane
Physicians Practice,
Being female in a STEM field or academic setting includes the obvious challenges of salary and role inequity.
Busting the myths about sexual harassment Wednesday February 26, 2020 By Lilia Cortina
The Mandarin,
The #MeToo movement has put the spotlight on just how widespread and harmful sexual harassment is, injecting much-needed…
Scientific Meetings for All
Earth & Space Science News,
Meetings and workshops are where scientists exchange ideas, foster collaboration, and reconnect with colleagues.
Medicine Still Fighting for #MeToo
Health Leaders Media,
As institutions struggle to find solutions, some women are taking matters into their own hands.
Medicine Still Fighting for #MeToo
MedPage Today,
In February 2019, MedPage Today launched a #MeToo Medicine series, which examined how entrenched hierarchies and a climate of…
NIH Works to Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Federally Funded Researchers
Government Executive,
After years of reports of pervasive problems, a working group has delivered a series of recommendations encouraging federal…
Building a better MIT
MIT Technology Review,
This fall, in public forums, in private meetings, and through hundreds of emails and comment cards, I heard the unfiltered…
My experience as a woman in engineering after the Montréal Massacre
MSN,
Thirty years ago, I was a teenaged girl with a choice to make at École Polytechnique in Montréal.
She reported her boss had sexually harassed her — then she was fired
MSN,
It started the day Wanda met her new boss. After a successful interview, the man who would be overseeing her fundraising work…
She reported her boss had sexually harassed her — then she was fired
Global News,
It started the day Wanda met her new boss. After a successful interview, the man who would be overseeing her fundraising work…
MIL-OSI Global: Montréal Massacre, 30 years later: My experience as a woman in engineering
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
Post sponsored by NewzEngine.com Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kim Jones, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering…
Montréal Massacre, 30 years later: My experience as a woman in engineering
The Conversation,
Thirty years ago, I was a teenaged girl with a choice to make when a man killed 14 women at École Polytechnique in Montréal.
Scientists Take Action To Stop Gender Inequality and Sexual Harassment in STEM
Technology Networks,
"Science is a team endeavor, and it has long been known that diverse teams outperform those comprised only of high-performing…
Mansplaining
OnMedica,
Add to PDP Tracker Print By any definition the life and career of James Barry was an extraordinary one.
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Why don’t more women win science Nobels?
Quartz,
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don’t more women win science Nobels?
Alternet,
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why Don't More Women Win Nobels in Science?
LiveScience,
Z Pure Science The rarity of female Nobel laureates raises questions about women’s exclusion from education and careers in…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
Statesman.com,
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
Herald Tribune ,
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. Thats a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
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All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
News story from Big News Network on Friday 11 October 2019
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MIL-OSI Global: Why don’t more women win science Nobels?
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Post sponsored by NewzEngine.com Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mary K. Feeney, Professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics…
Why don't more women win science Nobels?
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Why don't more women win science Nobels?
The Conversation,
All of the 2019 Nobel Prizes in science were awarded to men. That’s a return to business as usual, after biochemical engineer…
Why forced arbitration policies are a huge red flag for women at work
Quartz,
Through protests and hashtags, women have recently been drawing attention to a seemingly obscure legal statue: forced…
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
Smithsonian Magazine,
In 1969, Margaret Rossiter, then 24 years old, was one of the few women enrolled in a graduate program at Yale devoted to the…
Yale women faculty advocate for more lead roles
Yale News,
It’s been described as a “leaky pipeline.” Whether the issue is women faculty achieving tenure or women physicians becoming…
Overcoming Ice and Stereotypes at the Bottom of the World
Earth & Space Science News,
The year 1969 was monumental. It is remembered in popular culture for the Moon landing, the Stonewall riots, and Woodstock.
University of Illinois accused of preserving the reputations of sexual harassers
Belleville News-Democrat ,
Sorry, or not: How men accused of sexual misconduct react × Editor’s note: This article was produced in partnership with NPR…
Female Oncologists and Hematologists Underrepresented in Leadership Roles
Medical Health News,
A recent survey in the United States showed that nearly 46% of medical school graduates are women, yet female physicians remain…
Female scientists are up against a lot of unconscious bias. Here’s how to fight it.
Vox.com,
Quick, close your eyes and picture a scientist. Did you just picture a man? There’s a pretty good chance you did.
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers
Tri States Public Radio,
An administrator resigned amid sexual harassment accusations. Another college hired him.
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers
Northwest Herald,
By the time officials at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign found that an assistant professor in…
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers
The Chronicle of Higher Education,
By the time officials at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus in Urbana-Champaign found that an assistant professor in…
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers
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A Call to Address Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Medicine
Pediatric News ,
PART I Reports of sexual harassment and gender discrimination have dominated news headlines, and the #MeToo movement has…
#StanfordToo planners compiling stories, creating website after April panel leaves students dissatisfied with school administrators - The Stanford Daily
The Stanford Daily,
(From left to right) Dean Lloyd Minor from the School of Medicine, Provost Persis Drell, Dean Stephan Graham from the School of…
In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
Phys.org,
When Beryl Cummings asked her first-ever question in the auditorium at a genetics conference, she chose a topic she knew a lot…
In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
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In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
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When Beryl Cummings asked her first-ever question in the auditorium at a genetics conference, she chose a topic she knew a lot…
In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
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When Beryl Cummings asked her first-ever question in the auditorium at a genetics conference, she chose a topic she knew a lot…
In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
The Sacramento Bee,
When Beryl Cummings asked her first-ever question in the auditorium at a genetics conference, she chose a topic she knew a lot…
In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them
Star-Telegram,
When Beryl Cummings asked her first-ever question in the auditorium at a genetics conference, she chose a topic she knew a lot…
News story from Los Angeles Times on Friday 26 July 2019
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Gender Bias Narratives in Medicine
Physician's Weekly,
“At my interview for residency at a prestigious midwestern university hospital, the chairman asked me if my low grades in a few…
NIH Director Francis Collins Has a Plan to Help Eliminate "Manels"
Yahoo! News,
If you want Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, to speak at your next event or conference, he…
NIH Director Francis Collins pledges not to speak on all-male panels
Vox.com,
The director of the National Institutes of Health has had enough of all-male panels.
N.I.H. Director Vows to Decline Invitations to All-Male Speaking Panels
Smithsonian Magazine,
They’ve been called “manferences,” “himposiums,” “manels” and more: expert panels where all or a majority of the speakers are…
Time to End the Manel Tradition
Simons Foundation,
You are here June 12, 2019 The National Institutes of Health is committed to changing the culture and climate of biomedical…
NIH head calls for end to all-male science panels
NBC News,
One of the most influential public health officials in the world said Wednesday that he will no longer speak on scientific…
NIH Survey Finds Ongoing Harassment
Genomeweb,
A US National Institutes of Health survey has found that 18 percent of employees there experienced gender harassment within the…
It's Time to End the 'Manel' Tradition of All-Male Speaking Panels
Government Executive,
The National Institutes of Health is committed to changing the culture and climate of biomedical research to create an…
No #MeToo Exception for Gynecologic Oncology
Medical Health News,
CHICAGO – A survey of gynecologic oncologists finds that sexual harassment is common in the field and targets men almost as…
No #MeToo Exception for Gynecologic Oncology
MedPage Today,
CHICAGO – A survey of gynecologic oncologists finds that sexual harassment is common in the field and targets men almost as…
Time to End Hush-Hush Treatment of Sexual Harassment
Medical Health News,
WASHINGTON -- Physicians, research scientists, and leaders of the TIME'S UP Healthcare movement called for a more proactive…
Time to End Hush-Hush Treatment of Sexual Harassment
MedPage Today,
WASHINGTON -- Physicians, research scientists, and leaders of the TIME'S UP Healthcare movement called for a more proactive…
MeTooSTEM: A Mission to End Sexual Harassment in STEM
Technology Networks,
"I’ve been the victim of retaliation by my university and a member of the faculty who was "that guy" – the "harmless" one who "lo…
Samsung's Investment in Kids Fuels Women in STEM
Forbes,
Samsung In In a previous post, I wrote about the glaring gender discrimination stats across the STEM industry and made the case…
Mt . Sinai Institute Called Hotbed of Sex, Age Discrimination
Medical Health News,
The Mount Sinai Health System in New York and four leaders of its global health teaching program are defending themselves this…
Mt. Sinai Institute Called Hotbed of Sex, Age Discrimination
MedPage Today,
The Mount Sinai Health System in New York and four leaders of its global health teaching program are defending themselves this…
Rutgers will bar professors from dating students as part of sweeping overhaul of sexual harassment policy
NJ.com,
Education By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Fueled by #MeToo movement, Rutgers University is moving ahead with a…
News story from Times Higher Education on Wednesday 01 May 2019
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The National Academy of Sciences moves toward ejecting sexual harassers
The Verge,
The National Academy of Sciences took a major step today to oust sexual harassers when members at its annual meeting voted to…
3 women reported a man’s groping, but their college didn’t act. Then he began following them.
Bangor Daily News ,
This is the second of two stories. Read the first here. Alexis was walking to her car at Thomas College in Waterville in…
She trusted her college to punish her alleged attacker. It didn’t investigate.
Bangor Daily News ,
This is the first of two stories. The second will publish later today. Ireland Webb thought she was going to be raped.
Advocating for federal research funding on Capitol Hill
MIT News,
In late March, 29 MIT graduate students, postdocs, and undergraduates traveled to Washington to speak with members of Congress…
2019 Change-Makers honored for fighting sexual misconduct
MIT News,
On April 10, members of the MIT community came together to recognize and celebrate the achievements of select students, student…
WUWT Tries Out Sexual Harassment Denial, For A Change, Taking On ‘Harpy Culture’
Daily Kos,
Over the past few years, we’ve noticed something of a stagnation over at Watts Up With That.
‘I Want What My Male Colleague Has, and That Will Cost a Few Million Dollars’
New York Times,
Northern San Diego County is a scientific mecca, home to some of the world’s leading biotech companies, renowned research…
Women Are Underrepresented At Tech Conferences, But It Doesn't Have To Stay That Way
Forbes,
By now, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that women continue to be underrepresented in the tech industry and that this…
Dartmouth Joins National Effort to Prevent Sexual Violence in STEM Fields
New Hampshire Public Radio,
Dartmouth College is joining dozens of schools across the country in a new effort to address sexual harassment in collaboration…
The gendered realities of the tuberculosis epidemic — Quartz Africa
Quartz,
When Amina started a new job that involved searching for undetected cases of tuberculosis in her community, she did not expect…
BethAnn McLaughlin: ‘Too many women in science have to run the gauntlet of abuse and leave’ | Science
The Guardian,
Neuroscientist BethAnn McLaughlin is a leading campaigner in the US fight against sexual assault and harassment of women in…
This Bill Against Sexism In STEM Fields Wants To "Change The Workplace Climate"
Bustle,
While incidents of sexual harassment in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields haven't garnered…
Dem senators introduce bill to combat sexism in STEM
The Hill,
A group of Democratic senators, including 2020 contender Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at…
NASA Decision Reinforces Gender Barriers In STEM Careers
Forbes,
This week NASA cancelled the first-ever all-woman spacewalk. Why? Because they never designed proper suits for women and…
Uprooting Sexual Harassment in Medicine
MedPage Today,
This is the third installment in a MedPage Today series on sexual harassment in medicine.
Could the 'Pence Effect' Undo #MeToo?
MedPage Today,
This is the second installment in a MedPage Today series on sexual harassment in medicine.
Statement on the NIH’s Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment in Science
The ASCO Post,
Leadership from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued the following statement yesterday: As the NIH Director stated in…
Some Steps | GenomeWeb
Genomeweb,
The US National Institutes of Health has apologized after internal reviews criticized its handling of sexual harassment and…
NIH working group examining sexual harassment says agency has fallen short
Fierce Health,
The National Institutes of Health needs to do a better job of tackling the underlying culture that enables sexual harassment in…
NIH Apologizes In Wake Of Revelations About Sexual Harassment In Science
Yahoo! News,
The National Institutes of Health has issued a public apology and has vowed “to do better” in the wake of internal sexual…
NIH Apologizes In Wake Of Revelations About Sexual Harassment In Science
Yahoo! News,
The National Institutes of Health has issued a public apology and has vowed “to do better” in the wake of internal sexual…