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January 2013 - PDF, 250 KB

Toward More Inclusive Family-Friendly Policies – by Megan Reiter - p. 1

Note from the Editor – by Katy Garmany - p. 3

"Unraveling Hardwiring" reprinted from Delusions of Gender Ch 16, by Cordelia Fine - p. 5

"Women vs Women" – by Joan Schmelz (reprinted from her blog posts) - p. 11

Practical Strategies for Soft Money Researchers Who Work Remotely – by Karly Pitman - p. 13

Book review: American Women and World War II by Doris Weatherford, and The Women Who Lived for Danger: Behind Enemy Lines During WW II by Marcus Binney – by Gerrit L. Verschuur - p. 16

June 2012 - PDF, 408 KB

GPS Groups: A Peer-Problem-Solving Approach To Mentorship – by Evgenya L. Shkolnik, Alexandra Surcel, Anat Shahar, and Hannah Jang-Condell - p. 1

Note from the Editor – by Katy Garmany - p. 3

A Workshop on Self-Promotion Techniques for Women – by Nancy Morrison - p. 5

On Hearing What is Said – by Gerrit L. Verschuur - p. 7

Gender-Specific Brains: Fact or Fiction - by Laura L. May Hoopes (Reprinted with permission from the Association for Women in Science, Fall 2011) - p. 10

ACS Awards: A Call for Action, Reprinted with permission from C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News, digital edition 12 Mar 2012) - p. 13

January 2012 - PDF, 1.4 MB

What Balance? Lessons from the AAS Special Work/Life Balance Panel, 11 Jan 2011 – by Blake Bullock - p. 1

Science Cheerleaders visit NASA – by Lynn Cominsky - p. 3

The Fourth International Conference on Women in Physics – by Meg Urry - p. 5

Unconscious Bias – by Caroline Simpson - p. 11

America’s Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines – Book Review by Joannah Hinz - p. 14

July 2011 - PDF, 1.1 MB

Building Respect and Inclusion in Astronomy: Strategies for Addressing and Overcoming Harassment – by Sheryl Bruff and Bernice Durand - p. 1

Editor’s Comments – by Katy Garmany - p. 2

'Women in Science' Groups as Instruments of Change – by Meredith Danowski - p. 10

Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT – by Edmund Bertschinger - p. 11

Introduction to Unconscious Bias – by Joan T. Schmelz and Patricia Knezek - p. 14

Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science: An Astronomer among the American Romantics – Book Review by Kate Brutlag Follette - p. 16

January 2011 - PDF, full size, 2.6 MB - PDF, 777 KB, Acrobat 7.0 and later

Women in Astronomy; Meeting the Challenges of an Increasingly Diverse Workforce – by Anne Kinney - p. 1

Women and the Imposter Syndrome in Astronomy – by Rachel Ivie and Arnell Ephraim - p. 4

Do you think that’s appropriate? A survey of perceptions of behavior in student-advisor relationships – by Adam J. Burgasser - p. 8

STATUS Spotlight: Prof. Kelsey Johnson – by Joannah Hinz and Katy Garmany - p. 11

Book Review: Under the Radar: The first woman in radio astronomy – by Gerrit Verschuur - p. 12

June 2010

No issue published


January 2010 - (pdf)

Women and Mission Leadership - by Susan Niebur

Gender Differences in Academia - by Fran Bagenal

She is an Astronomer - by C. G. De Pree

Snippets

June 2009

No issue published



January 2009 - (html) (pdf)

The Ongoing Demographic Shift in the AAS - by Kevin Marvel

Note from Editor - by Fran Bagenal

So, now you have a PhD... - by STATUS readers

In Praise of Daycare - by Meg Urry

Teaching as Hypatia of Alexandria - by Fran Bagenal

Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Upping the Numbersi - by Jennifer L. Hoffman

Snippets - News Briefs and Highlights - by the Editors

June 2008

No issue published



January 2008

No issue published



June 2007 - (html) (pdf)

Women in Canadian Astronomy: Fifteen Years of Hard Data - by Michael A. Reid and Brenda C. Matthews

Center for Astrophysics Gender Equity Report - by the Editors

Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Very Successful Women - by Ellen Daniell

Affecting the Climate for Women in Physics: The CSWP Site Visit Program - by Meg Urry

Review of Two Paths to Heaven's Gate, Nan Dieter Conklin - by Joan T Schmelz

Snippets: News Briefs and Highlights



January 2007 - (html) (pdf)

Using a Legal Toolkit to Fix the Leaky Pipeline: Overcoming Discrimination through the Interplay of Science and Strategy - by Charlotte Fishman

Denice Denton: A Personal Remembrance - by Meg Urry

Making Institutional Change - by Denice Denton

Does Gender Matter? - by Ben A. Barnes

White men, white coats, little change - by Nancy Forbes

Spotlight: A Section of Status - by the Editors

Review: The Female Brain, Louann Brizendine (Morgan Road: 2006. 279 pp. $24.95) - by Rebecca M. Young and Evan Balaban

Snippets: News Briefs and Highlights - by the Editors

Notes From a Life - by STATUS Readers



June 2006 - (html) (pdf)

Caroline Herschel as an Observer - by Michael Hoskin

The Feminine Mystique - by Betty Friedan

Editor's Note - by Fran Bagenal

Betty Friedan: Feminist icon of the 1960s, renowned for her bestseller, The Feminine Mystique - by Sheila Rowbotham

The Betty I Knew - by Germaine Greer

Breaking for Families: Women physicists find taking a leave is often hazardous to their career - by Kendra Snyder

New Childbirth Policy for Female Graduate Students - by Michael Pena with Gail Mahood

Snippets: News Briefs and Highlights - by the Editors

Notes From a Life - by STATUS readers



January 2006 - (html) (pdf)

Implementing Change and Finding Balance at NASA's GSFC - by Amy Simon-Miller

Editor's Note - by Fran Bagenal

Career vs. Family - How "The Man" Can Help - by Sarah Gibson

The Balancing Act: A Postdoc's Perspective - by Hannah Jang-Condell

Dorrit Hoffleit: From four-lead clovers to variable stars - by Pangratios Papcosta

Book Review: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections - by Dorritt Hoffleit

Book Review: Beamtimes and Lifetimes: the World of High Energy Physicists - by Beth Hufnagel

Apollo Fever - by Fran Bagenal

Feedback - by Edward Adelson

Snippets: News Briefs and Highlights - by the Editors



June 2005 - (html) (pdf)

From the Editor - by Fran Bagenal

Interview with Margaret Kivelson

The Poster Project: Using Visual Means to Challenge Stereotypes - by the Editors

Raise Your Hand if You're a Woman in Science - by Virgina Valian

I'm Wired for Science - by Shannon McClintock

Diminished - by Discrimination We Scarcely See - by Meg Urry

Invisible Bias - by Chris Berdik

Applying to Graduate School II - by Fran Bagenal

Notices: A Section of STATUS - by the Editors

Notes From a Life - by STATUS readers



January 2005 - (html) (pdf)

Beatrice Tinsely: A Tribute - by Robert C. Kennicutt Jr.

Nobel Prize for a "Computer" named Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1921) - by Pangratios Papacosta

What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics? - by Barbara L. Whitten, Suzanne R. Foster, and Margaret L. Duncombe

Applying to Graduate School - by Fran Bagenal

Notes From a Life - by STATUS readers

Women in Canadian Astronomy: A Ten Year Survey - by Michael A. Reid and Brenda C. Matthews

Progress on Gender Equity at Nine Top Research Universities - by J.L. Sokoloski

Childcare at University of Arizona: Investing in the Future - by Joannah Hinz and Jill Bechtold



June 2004 - (html) (pdf)

Pliers, pulsars and extreme physics - by Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Editor's Note - by Fran Bagenal

Portrait of a Decade: Results from the 2003 CSWA Survey of Women in Astronomy - by Jennifer L. Hoffman and Meg Urry

The Leaky Pipeline for Women in Physics and Astronomy - by Fran Bagenal

Voices from the Pipeline - by Sheila Widnall

The Astronomical Community Loses a Rising Star - by Patricia Knezek, Joannah Hinz, and Meg Urry

Diversity in Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Study of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty ad PhD-Granting Departments - by Laura Lopez

A Prize Response - by Chris Russell

Notices: A Section of Status - by the STATUS Editors

Notes From a Life - by STATUS Readers



January 2004 - (html) (pdf)

"Summary of Women in Astronomy II Conference: Diversity Breeds Excellence" - by Meg Urry available in the October and December 2003 AAS Newsletters

Editor's Note - by Patricia Knezek

A Graduate Student's Perspective on the Women in Astronomy II Conference - by Jane Rigby

The Postdoc Perspective on the Women in Astronomy II Conference - by Beth Holmes

Pictures from the Women in Astronomy II: Ten Years After Conference - by the Editors

A Proven and Practical Approach to Hiring Women and Minorities - by Kathryn Johnson (with helpful comments from Daniella Claretta and Julianne Dalcanton)

Attracting and Retaining Women in Science and Engineering - by Sue V. Rosser

Do Babies Matter? - The Effect of Family Formation on the Lifelong Careers of Academic Men and Women - by Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden

Notes From a Life - by STATUS Readers



June 2003

No issue published



January 2003 - (html) (pdf)

Speeding up the Long Slow Path to Change - by Meg Urry

Women Partners in Law Firms: Best Practices for Much-Needed Change - by Linda Dakin-Grimm

Women, Math, and Stereotype Threat - by Dianne M. Quinn

"Show Me the Money": Salary Equity in the Academy - by Donna R. Euben

My Mother, the Scientist - by Charles Hirshberg

Notes From A Life - by STATUS Readers

Letter from Carolin Herschel (1750-1848) Poem - by Siv Cedering

Review of the Status of Women at the Space Telescope Science Institute - by the Editors



June 2002 - (html) (pdf)

The Status of Women in Physics - What, Why, and How to Change - by Aparna Venkatesan and Meg Urry

Reconcilable Differences: What it would take for marriage and feminism to say "I do" - by Janet C. Gornick

New Study at MIT Finds That Female Faculty Members Still Feel Marginalized - by Scott Smallwood

Women Who Have Children Early in Careers Hurt Their Chances to Achieve Tenure, Report Finds - by Thomas Bartlett

Origins and Results from the Reports on the Status of Women Faculty at Caltech - by Anneila I. Sargent

Book Review: Sex and Power, - by Susan Estrich Reviewed - by Meg Urry

American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (AAS/CSWA) Website Updates - by Amy Simon-Miller

Clarification on January 2002 STATUS Article on Top Astronomy Graduate Schools in the U.S. - by Meg Urry

Letter to the Editors - by Ann Zabludoff, Jim Liebert, Rob Kennicutt



January 2002 - (html) (pdf)

Gender Inequality and Cultural Change - by Catherine Pilachowski and Anneila Sargent

Women Physicists and Chemists are Making Slow Progress in Academe - by Valerie J. Kuck

Things Your Professor Should Have Told You - by Alice S. Huang

Addendum: "Yields" and "Parity Indices" for Top Astronomical Institutions - by Meg Urry and Valerie Kuck

Women in Academe, and the Men Who Derail Them - by Wendy M. Williams

Maria Mitchell: A Life in Journals and Letters, edited - by Henry Albers, College Avenue Press, Clinton Corners NY, 2001 Book Review - by Vera C. Rubin

Rosalind Franklin and the Double Helix - by Joan Schmelz

Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia, - by Emily Toth Book Review - by Ann Wehrle

Announcing the Poetry Collection "A Responsibility to Awe" - by Alson Campbell



June 2001 - (html) (pdf)

Evaluation of the Status of Women in Astronomy - by Andrea Dupree

Women in Science at U.S. Universities: Criticism and Defense of the MIT Report - by Meg Urry

The Charge of The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) - by Catharine Jay Didion and Kelly Meeker

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Illogical Dimensions to being a woman scientist - by Kristy Dyer

Anonymous Letter to the Department Faculty - by Anonymous

Women and the Work/Family Dilemma - by Deborah J. Swiss and Judith P. Walker Book Review - by Ann Werhle

Why Women Leave Science - by Diane Hoffman-Kim



January 2001 - (html) (pdf)

A Tribute to Margaret Burbidge - by Vera C. Rubin

Women Editors of the Astrophysical Journal - by You-Hua Chu

The Two-Body Problem, Part II: Seeking Employment Solutions for Dual-Science-Career Couples - by Laurie McNeil and Marc Sher

"Good Morning Gentlemen, and Meg" - Astronomy: A Woman's Choice - by Ann Finkbeiner

From The Trenches - Views from Young Astronomers - by STATUS readers

Notes From a Life - by STATUS readers



June 2000 - (html) (pdf)

The Status of Women in Astronomy - by Meg Urry

Cultural Impact on the Percentage of Women in Astronomy - by Regina Jorgenson and Vladimir Strelnitski

You All Treat Me Like the Junior Scientist - by John Foley

A Personal Journey of Exploration through the World of Women Astronomers - by Regina Jorgenson

The Two-Body Problem: Seeking Employment for Dual-Science-Career Couples - by Laurie McNeil and Marc Sher

Reflection on Status and STATUS - by William C. Keel

In Memory of Caroline Herschel - by Kristy Dyer

Pregnancy and the Workplace - A Personal Perspective - by Lisa Frattare

Pregnancy "Note From a Life:" - by a reader contributor

Remember When... - by the Editors

Notes From a Life - by STATUS readers



January 2000 - (html) (pdf)

Glass Ceilings and Ivory Towers - by Margaret Burbridge

Editors' Note - by Meg Urry and Lisa Frattare

Views From an Affirmative Activist - by Howard Georgi

Young Astronomers' Views: Employment and Affirmative Action - by Lynne Hilenbrand

Young Astronomers' Views: Gender Bias Perceptions - by Lynne Hilenbrand

Women and Science at Yale - by David Gelernter

A Softer Touch for Tough Women: Coaching World Class Soccer - by John Powers

Science Has No Gender - by Sethanne Howard

Ruby Payne-Scott - by Kristy Dyer

Sofia Krukovsky - by Michelle Thaller

Notes From A Life - by STATUS readers



June 1999 - (html) (pdf)

Commentary - by Claude R. Canizares

MIT Women Win Fight Against Bias; School Admits Discrimination - by Kate Zernike

The Baltimore Charter and the Status of Women in Astronomy - by Meg Urry

Disparities in the Salaries and Appointments of Academic Women and Men - by Ernst Benjamin

Sexual Harassment: One (Male) Scientist's Journey - by Anonymous

Notes From A Life - by STATUS readers

I've Got a Little List - by Erica Jong



January 1999 - (html) (pdf)

The Status of STATUS - by Meg Urry and Lisa Frattare

Women, Culture, and Science - by Steven Beckwith

Women in Science: The Project Access Study - by Gerhard Sonnert

Sex, Schemas, and Success - What's Keeping Women Back - by Virginia Valian

Behind the Scenes, Behind the Screens - by Lisa Frattare and Meg Urry



June 1998

No issue published



January 1998 - (html) (pdf)

Women in Astronomy Database - by Priscilla Benson and Lisa Frattare

Keeper of the Base - by Lisa Frattare

From the Editor - by Kathryn N. Mead

To Encourage Young Scientists? Or Not? - by Alan Hale and Stephanie Lester

Update on Job Guidelines



June 1997 - (html) (pdf)

About This Issue - by Kathryn N. Mead

Letters to the Editor

Graduate Education - by Zodiac Webster

Some Thoughts on Tenure - by Marc L. Kutner

Life After Astronomy - by Barry Meyers-Rice

From The Editor



January 1997 - (html) (pdf)

About This Issue - by Kathryn N. Mead

Changes Can Be Made - by Carol Sibley

Physicists Working in Industry, Two Views - by Kathy Kirby and Nancy Forbes

Derailed on The Track to "Success" - by Anonymous

Update on Job Guidelines

New CSWA Web Pages



June 1996 - (html) (pdf)

About This Issue - by Kathryn N. Mead

Women in Engineering and Science: Does Anyone Care? - by John A. White

How to Survive Sexual Harassment - by Anonymous

Report on the AWIS Leadership Conference for Women - by Wendee M. Brunish

Update on Job Guidelines - by Marc L. Kutner



January 1996 - (html) (pdf)

Toward Fairer Job Searches: A Summary of the June AAS CSWA Session - by Nadine G. Barlow

October DPS CSWA Session - by Beatrice Muller

"Space for Women Day" at the Center for Astrophysics - by Julie Corliss

Results of Working Women Count! Questionnaires for Los Alamos National Laboratory - by Wendee M. Brunish

Personal Reflections on Extra Obstacles for Women in Science - by Jean Chiar