Updates & News
Happy Pride Month! We’re thrilled to partner with 500 Queer Scientists, which launched yesterday to increase visibility for LGBTQ+ people in the scientific community. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ STEMM community or an ally, you can do your part to make this campaign a success.
This week, we want to amplify the voices of Dreamers in the STEM community and celebrate their contributions to science. You may remember we wrote a piece about DACA in January. Today, undocumented students are facing heightened barriers and we want to find ways to support them. We ask you to watch and share the video of Evelyn Valdez-Ward’s speech at the March for Science DC or read it and share this post.
Support diversity on your campus! In response to two Native American young men having the campus cops called on them last week, we ask you to pressure your university leadership via twitter, facebook, and post cards to support organizations such as SACNAS, Black Student Alliance, and various cultural centers.
Have you made your voice heard on combating sexual harassment in science?
This is the last week to submit your comments on the National Science Foundation’s proposed new policies to combat sexual harassment in scientific fields! These policies are open for formal comments until May 4, 2018.
For many, monthly menstruation remains a source of economic stress and shame. For this Take Action Tuesday, we want to address the menstruation taboo that continues to predominantly negatively influence women and girls around the globe, we want to talk about periods!
This week we continue to highlight women history has forgotten or overlooked. We were inspired by this twitter thread where Candace Andersen is searching for a woman scientist from a photo taken in 1971.
“To all women and girls: own your voice and own your power. Carry it. Be proud of it. Always know that, whatever you're thinking or you're feeling, your voice is important and should be heard.” #WomensHistoryMonth - Kamala Harris
All Black History Month we are taking action to show our support for women of color in STEM. Last week we shared a number of resources. This week we have 3 simple actions you can take.
There is a massive gender imbalance in the sciences. In jobs and promotions, in publications, in grants received and in invited presentations, women are unacceptably underrepresented. Gender imbalance is only one axis of underrepresentation, the scientific careers of underrepresented minorities, especially women of color, are more severely harmed by this imbalance. Creating balanced science requires effort, diligence, and acknowledgement when the system is not working. As this week’s action we are preparing to hold individuals, scientific societies, conferences and institutions accountable.
500 Women Scientists is on its way to becoming a powerful organization representing the voices of tens of thousands of women scientists all over the globe. With your gift we can pay for the vital infrastructure we need. Plus, your donations help keep 500WS resources free and open, one less barrier to women in science.
