AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of March 25, 2011
eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson & Michele Montgomery

This week's issues:

1. Update on the % of tenured women faculty

2. NYT article on women professors at MIT

3. Women at NASA webpage

4. Job Opportunities at NOAO

5. How to Submit to AASWOMEN

6. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN

7. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN

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1. Update on the % of tenured women faculty
From: Joan Schmelz [jschmelz_at_memphis.edu]

Senior Women: An Update I got a lot of feedback on last week's AASWOMEN
item entitled, "Senior Women: A Comparison of Astronomy Departments."
Almost all of it was positive, but there were one or two
exceptions. There were also some updates and additions for the
table. The latest version is provided below.

The Table is meant to be an evolving document, so as members of your
department get tenure, retire, arrive, leave, etc. please send the new
numbers so we can keep an accurate tally.

One question I got was related to my comment that 30% of named postdocs
have been women for the past 20 years. The data are public domain and
were compiled by the demographics panel for Astro 2010. I got special
permission to share the results at the 2009 Women in Astronomy III
conference. Here's a link to the paper:

https://umdrive.memphis.edu/jschmelz/public/WIA_Paper.pdf

Finally, one person from an institution near the bottom of the list
thought these data might help him/her lobby for more women in the
department. I hope this is true for all the departments, especially
those where the percentage of women on the tenured faculty is still in
the single digits.

Thanks to everyone who helped compile, update, and check this list.

[Compared to the table posted in last week's Web archive, this one has the
asterisk removed from the UC Berkeley listing, indicating that the numbers have
been confirmed. In addition, the line for Arizona State has been added. Last
week's table, in turn, was an update to the version originally emailed. -
Webmaster]


	%W	
	# W	
	# M	
	University	
	Department	
	Joint Appts.	
	42.9	
	3	
	4	
	Indiana Univ.	
	Astronomy	
		
	33.3	
	4	
	8	
	Univ. of Washington	
	Astronomy	
		
	33.3	
	1	
	2	
	Case West. Res. Univ.	
	Astronomy	
		
	29.2	
	3.5	
	8.5	
	Caltech	
	Astronomy	
		
	28.0	
	1.75	
	4.5	
	Univ. of Wisconsin	
	Astronomy	
	1 at 0.75; 1 at 0.5	
	23.8	
	5	
	16	
	UCSC	
	Astronomy & Astrophysics	
		
	23.1	
	3	
	10	
	Univ. Michigan	
	Astronomy	
		
	23.1	
	3	
	10	
	Columbia Univ.	
	Astronomy & Astrophysics	
		
	22.4	
	3	
	10.4	
	Ohio State	
	Astronomy	
	1 at 0.25; 3 at 0.05	
	20.0	
	2	
	8	
	Univ. of Minnesota	
	Astronomy	
		
	20.0	
	4	
	16	
	Univ. of Arizona	
	Astronomy	
		
	19.0	
	2	
	8.5	
	Princeton Univ.	
	Astrophysical Sciences	
	1 at 0.5	
	16.7	
	3	
	15	
	UCLA	
	Astronomy & Astrophysics	
		
	15.0	
	3	
	17	
	Univ. of Colorado	
	Astrophysical & Planet. Sci.	
		
	14.3	
	2	
	12	
	Univ. of Florida	
	Astronomy	
		
	14.3	
	2	
	12	
	UMass	
	Astronomy	
		
	12.5	
	1	
	7	
	Univ. of Illinois	
	Astronomy	
	2 at 0.5	
	12.5	
	2	
	14	
	Penn State	
	Astronomy & Astrophysics	
		
	11.8	
	2	
	15	
	UC Berkeley	
	Astronomy	
		
	10.0	
	2	
	18	
	Univ. of Texas, Austin	
	Astronomy	
		
	10.0	
	1	
	9	
	Arizona State Univ.	
	Astrophysics	
		
					
	9.5	
	2	
	19	
	Cornell Univ.	
	Astronomy	
		
	8.3	
	1	
	11	
	Harvard Univ.	
	Astronomy	
	4 at 0.5	
	7.7	
	1	
	12	
	Boston Univ.	
	Astronomy	
		
	7.4	
	1	
	12.5	
	Univ. of Maryland	
	Astronomy	
	1 at 0.5	
	4.7	
	1	
	20.5	
	Univ. of Chicago	
	Astronomy & Astrophysics	
	3 at 0.5	
	0.0	
	0	
	13	
	Univ. of Virginia	
	Astronomy	
		



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2. NYT article on women professors at MIT
From: Marc Postman [postman_at_stsci.edu] and Rick Fienberg [
rick.fienberg_at_aas.org]

Here's an article from the New York Times on gains made -- and new
problems uncovered -- at MIT since they began an effort 12 years ago to
increase the number of women on their faculty:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/us/21mit.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1

Dr. Ed Bertschinger, Chairman of the Physics department at MIT, has also
blogged about this and says, "I encourage reading the report,
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/images/documents/women-report-2011.pdf, as
it contains useful perspectives on the widespread issues of implicit
bias, stereotypes, dual career couples, childcare, etc.  I'll be
commenting more on it in the big symposium at MIT next week,
http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia/women-of-MIT.  As one of the women said,
it's "A Celebration -- With caveats."

See Ed's blog post at:
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2011/03/status-of-mit-women-faculty-in-science.html

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3. Women at NASA webpage
From: Donald Kniffen [dkniffen_at_usra.edu]

For those who haven't seen it, you might be interested in
http://women.nasa.gov

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4. Job Opportunities at NOAO
From: Cindy Burnett [burnett_at_noao.edu]

for a complete listing of jobs, please see www.noao.edu.

New posting: Document Coordinator Job #1070

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Corporation is looking for a
Document Coordinator for the Project Management Office. This person will
manage the production of program reports required by federal funding
agencies and/or private sponsors based on in-depth research of reporting
and compliance requirements specified by the funding agencies. Will
provide copyediting, proofreading, text and table formatting, graphics
manipulation, correction of reference lists, page layout and
typesetting, as well as proof checking. Will modify copy to conform to
publication's style and editorial policy. Maintain publication
lists and various databases for accuracy and completeness. Provide
administrative support to the LSST Project Office. Manage calendars and
coordinate overall meeting arrangements to include travel, scheduling,
planning and setting up for meetings. Bachelor Degree in relevant field
or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum 5 years
of increasingly responsible administrative experience including
proficiency in personal computer applications for word processing,
spreadsheet preparation, and presentation software, etc. Proficient
knowledge of English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Please
submit a cover letter and resume by March 31, 2011.

To apply, please send electronic resume to:
hrnoao_at_noao.edu
(In the subject line, please reference Position Title and Job #)

Please use mailing address below for sending material only if e-mail is
not available unless otherwise noted within the announcement
Human Resources Office
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
(Include Position Title and Job #)
P.O. Box 26732
Tucson, AZ 85726-6732
FAX: 520-318-8494
NOAO/NSO offers an excellent compensation/benefit package

NOAO and NSO are affirmative action and equal employment opportunity
employers. Preference granted to qualified Native Americans living on or
near the Tohono O'odham reservation.

NOAO and NSO foster a diverse research environment. Women and candidates
from under represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.
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