AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of May 21, 2010
eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery
This week's issues:
1. 216th AAS Meeting Special Session: Unconscious Bias
2. Toolkit for Negotiation
3. An Inspring Quote from Gauss
4. Live Webcast: 2010 Kavli Prize
5. AAS Prize Nominations
6. HST Survey
7. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
8. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. 216th AAS Meeting Special Session: Unconscious Bias
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomery
physics.ucf.edu]
Are you attending the 216th AAS Meeting in Miami, FL May 22-27? If
so, you are cordially invited to attend Special Session 202 - CSWA:
Addressing Unconscious Bias. The special session is to be held 10 -
11:30 AM on Monday, May 24, in Hibiscus AB of the Hyatt Regency. In
this special session, the concept of unconsious bias will be
introduced and recommendations given on how to address it as well as
negative effects on womens' careers should unconsious bias not be
addressed. Please join us in this very important endeavor.
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2. Toolkit for Negotiation
From: Hannah at Women in Astronomy blog, May 19, 2010
Here's a recent New York Times article entitled "A Toolkit for Women
Seeking a Raise:"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/your-money/15money.html
It's an interesting article because it gives practical solutions to
the problem that women and men are treated differently when they
negotiate. After all, as the article says, "research shows that[women]
are less likely to ask for raises. Even when they do, their requests
may be perceived as overly demanding or less agreeable."
Also, "You may be asking yourself, as I did, whether negotiating in
ways more favorable for women means that we're just succumbing to
stereotypes - or whether the ends justify the means."
To read more, please see ...
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/
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3. An Inspring Quote from Gauss
From: Rosemary Mardling [Rosemary.Mardlingmonash.edu]
Very few men of science in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
had the courage, intelligence and vision to lend their support to
women's pursuit of science (for example, Einstein openly stated that
he thought Marie Curie was a fluke of nature!). Carl Friedrich Gauss
was a glaring exception; here is an extract from his tribute to Sophie
Germain.
Rosemary Mardling
``The taste for abstract science in general, and especially for the
mysteries of numbers, is very rare; this is no suprise, as the
enchanting charms of this lofty science only reveal themselves in
their full beauty to those with the courage to go deeply into it.
Women, by our customs and prejudices, must encounter infinitely more
obstacles and difficulties than men do to acquaint themselves with
these thorny investigations; and when a person of that sex is
nonetheless able to break through these barriers and penetrate the
most hidden secrets, she must undoubtedly have the most noble courage,
quite extraordinary talent, and superior genius. Your [Sophie
Germain's] favoring this science, which has added so much beauty and
joy to my life, reflects honor upon it; nothing could give me a more
flattering and unambiguous proof that its attractions are not
chimerical.''
-- Carl Friedrich Gauss (translated from the French by Willian C. Waterhouse).
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4. Live Webcast: 2010 Kavli Prize
From: Michele Montgomery [montgomeryphysics.ucf.edu]
A live webcast of the 2010 Kavli Prize laureates announcements will be
held June 3, 8:30 - 10:00 AM EST at
http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize .
Kip Thorne will discuss the prize field of astrophysics. The Kavli
Prizes in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience consist of a
scroll, medal, and a cash award of one million dollars and are awarded
every two years. To read more, please see
http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize
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5. AAS Prize Nominations
From: AAS Electronic Announcement #207
The AAS needs your help in getting due recognition for our most
outstanding colleagues. Nominations for the AAS Prizes for 2010 must
arrive in the Secretary's Office by 30 June 2010. Members may obtain
the Prize nomination form online at
http://aas.org/grants/awards.php .
Electric submission to aassecaas.org is encouraged. To obtain a
hard copy, please email aassecaas.org.
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6. HST Survey
From: AAS Electronic Announcement #207
As a service to NASA, the AAS is conducting a survey related to the
Hubble Space Telescope. The purpose of this survey is to explore what
role the Hubble Space Telescope played in inspiring individuals to
pursue educational degrees and professional careers in science and/or
astronomy. Created by the Science Mission Directorate, this short
survey can now be completed at the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XSLGMYG
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7. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
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8. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
Past issues of AASWOMEN are available at
http://www.aas.org/cswa/AASWOMEN.html
Each annual summary includes an index of topics covered.
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