Wow, this last week has been, crazy. First, we want to say thank you! Thank you for marching last weekend, for all the support and for spreading the word about 500WS. Our goal now is to efficiently channel this energy into effective actions.
This is a movement
Why I March
This past weekend, hundreds, if not thousands of 500 Women Scientists Marched across the globe. Let us know where you marched this weekend. As an organization, we have a collective reason for why we marched, but each of us has our own story.
Women's March Photo Gallery
Weekly Wrap-up
Take Action Thursday - the March
Many of us have been busy preparing for the March and focused on taking action. This week we wish everyone a safe and inspiring weekend. Don’t forget to take some time for yourself - take a key from DJ Khalid “Have a lot of pillows”. With that in mind, our weekly actions:
Preparing to March on Washington
500 Women Scientists will be Marching on Washington this weekend and all over the country and the world! In 51 cities, 29 states plus DC, and 3 countries (see the full list at the bottom).
For those of you Marching in other cities and countries - have fun and please post your sign and March pictures to the Facebook page or share with us on twitter. We would love to see all of our 500WomenScientists out on the 21st.
Setting an example
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. -Martin Luther King, Jr
Meet Rukmani Vijayaraghavan, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia who, using her NSF fellowship resources, has organized a awesome science camp for middle school girls, Girls Exploring the Universe. Rukmani's outreach demonstrates the value in reaching out and setting an example for young girls.
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week I was asked to give a short 'Welcome Back & Happy New Year's' speech at work. Just a few minutes on my thoughts of 2016 and an outlook for 2017. Since I am in the Netherlands, I didn't want to make my speech too political, too soapboxy, or too focused on the USA. But then, I was asked to step up onto a small stage, almost literally a soapbox, and how could I not get a little carried away.
Take Action Thursday
The power of listening
Weekly Wrap-Up
Happy New Year Friends!
Many of us are happy to leave 2016 behind, but as Sarah Myhre recently wrote, "2017, you are going to be huge". And like Sarah says, we are ready to face 2017 straight on. We are over 12K strong and growing. We are global. We are women. We are scientists!
Take Action Thursday
Women's March on Washington
500 Women Scientists will be joining the Women's March on Washington.
If you would like to meet up with us, all the details can be found in the calendar.
If you are marching elsewhere in the country let us know!
