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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:31:55 -0500
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: "Janet Bandows Koster,
Executive Director" <awis@awis.org><br>
Subject: AWIS Washington Wire<br>
Sender: "Janet Bandows Koster, Executive Director"
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To: galson@pitt.edu</blockquote>
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face="Verdana" size="-2" color="#EDEDED"> Issue II</font></blockquote>
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color="#285685"><b>Dear Deborah,</b></font></blockquote>
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AWIS has received a three-year grant from the Elsevier Foundation in
the amount of $105,000 for a new project: "AWIS Leading Women to
Create Their Own Personal Work/Life Balance." The program will be
launched on February 16 in Chicago with a workshop titled
"Learn to Juggle Without Joining the Circus: Strategies to Deal
with Your Career and Work-Life Balance
Challenges."</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="-1"
color="#285685">The event takes place on Monday, February 16, 2009
from 7:30 am - 11:30 am at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, in conjunction
with the annual meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS).</font></blockquote>
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color="#285685">Janet</font></blockquote>
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color="#285685">___________________</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="-1"
color="#285685">Janet Bandows Koster<br>
Executive Director</font></blockquote>
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color="#6699CC">In This Issue</font> <a href=""><font size="-1"
color="#CCCC00"><b>Education</b></font></a> <a href=""><font
size="-1" color="#CCCC00"><b>Government</b></font></a> <a
href=""><font size="-1"
color="#CCCC00"><b>International</b></font></a> <a href=""><font
size="-1" color="#CCCC00"><b>Careers</b></font></a> <a href=""><font
size="-1" color="#CCCC00"><b>Science and Health</b></font></a> <a
href=""><font size="-1" color="#CCCC00"><b>Lifestyle</b></font></a> <a
href=""><font size="-1" color="#CCCC00"><b>Chapter News &
Events</b></font></a> <a href=""><font size="-1"
color="#CCCC00"><b>Opportunities</b></font></a></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#6699CC"> Education</font></blockquote>
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color="#000000"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center">Engineering Not on Radar
for Kids or Parents<br>
A projected shortage of 70,000 U.S. engineers by 2010, may be a
product of children's view and parents lack of encouragement regarding
engineering. This American Society for Quality (ASQ) study found 85%
of kids are not interested in a future engineering career. The most
highly cited reasons included little knowledge about the subject (44%)
and a preference for a more exciting career (30%). Parents may be
partially to blame. The study found only 20% of parents have or will
encourage consideration of a career in engineering, despite 97% of
parents reporting they believe knowledge of math and science will help
their children have a successful career. Notable gender differences
among parental encouragement were also found. For example, 31% of boys
vs. 10% of girls were encouraged to consider engineering. To address
this shortage ASQ will offer webinars during National Engineers Week,
February 15-21. Titled "Real World of Engineering," the
webinars are designed to provide a clear view of what engineers do and
what skills are necessary to become an engineer.<br>
<br>
<a
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></span>Engineering's Image Problem<br>
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<font color="#000000">Increasing Family Friendly Graduate Student
Policies<br>
"If we want women to go into chemistry-and I really do; I want to
use the full human talent pool available-then we have to make
adjustments in what we do," says Richard N Zare, chair of the
Stanford University chemistry department. New family-friendly policies
designed to accommodate graduate students during prime child-bearing
years began with a few schools in 2004, and have increased
considerably. With hope to change the perception that the pursuit of
science doesn't mix well with the pursuit of family, these schools'
new policies include at least six weeks of a paid childbirth
accommodation, and maintenance of other student benefits including
insurance and access to university facilities. While some schools have
only helped one or two students, the policies have been well received
and contributed to positive feelings among men and women, both in and
outside the university.<br>
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</font></a><a
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color="#6699CC"><b> Government</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font
color="#000000">Lilly Ledbetter Act: First Legislation Signed by
Obama<br>
At the end of her 19-year career at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
worker Lilly Ledbetter learned that her pay was only 75-80% of her
male counterparts. Ms. Ledbetter sued, alleging gender-based pay
discrimination and the case was ultimately argued before the U.S.
Supreme Court in 2007. In a 5-4 decision, the majority ruled that
employees must file a discrimination claim within 180 days of the
first discriminatory event, regardless of when the disparity is
discovered. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which Obama signed
on January 29, 2009, overturns this Supreme Court decision by defining
every paycheck as a new act of discrimination, thereby extending the
180-day statute of limitations. <br>
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color="#6699CC"> International</font><font
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</font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Globalization,
U.S. Scientists and Engineers<font size="-1"><br>
This report entitled 'Ensuring a Globally Engaged Science and
Engineering Workforce' emanates from a three-day workshop held
September 20-22, 2006, at the National Science Foundation. The report
discusses the role the U.S. should take in promoting STEM education,
and highlights the importance of embedding global competence into all
aspects of curriculums, research strategies, and innovation
activities. Additionally, the report reviews the importance of
partnerships between various levels of government, academia and
industry.<br>
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Workforce<font face="Times New Roman" size="-1" color="#000000"><br>
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</font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">America Behind
China in Science Facts and Reasoning Abilites<br>
<font size="-1">A recent study compiled the test scores of almost
6,000 incoming freshmen majoring in science and engineering - prior to
receiving college-level instruction. In tests covering basic knowledge
of mechanics the Chinese students averaged nearly 86 percent, while
Americans averaged only 49 percent. Further, upon testing<br>
more theoretical and complicated concepts, the Chinese scored 66
percent and the Americans only 27 percent-only 7 percentage points
above "chance level." The research suggests that while
teaching methods are different in both countries, neither is
particularly effective at helping students acquire reasoning skills.
Lei Bao, the study's lead author, believes this study should encourage
educators to embed more "inquiry based" learning into their
classroom instruction.<br>
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</font></font></a><a
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color="#6699CC"> Careers</font><font color="#000000">
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center">Perceived Work-life
Demands of Academic Research<br>
Doctoral students are eschewing the "fast-track" to tenured,
research-intensive positions because of perceived work demands. In a
survey issued to over 19,000 University of California doctoral
students, the majority of respondents cited work environment and
expectations for these positions as being too demanding to permit a
tolerable work-life balance. As compared to previous
generations, today's doctoral students include a higher percentage of
women, anticipate being part of a two-income household, and expect a
greater degree of job flexibility. The faculty culture of most
academic institutions has not changed to accommodate this new
candidate profile. The authors suggest that by developing part-time
and leave-of-absence programs, and fostering a culture supportive of
working parents, these institutions can overcome such negative
perceptions and reap the rewards of a diverse, motivated candidate
pool.<br>
<br>
<a
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Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting<br>
Leadership coach Peggy Klaus discusses the issue of bullying in the
workplace. A study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found female
bullies target other women more than 70% of the time. There are plenty
of excuses women give, including the scarcity excuse, "why help
someone who can replace me?" and the D.I.Y. Bootstrap Theory,
"no one helped me, do it yourself!" The same gender
role differences that perpetuate women's inequality in the work place
also perpetuate bystanders. Teaching career skills will not address
the issue if we "ignore learning to value one another so we can
all get ahead." Klaus claims we must simply stop our own
misbehavior and to call our colleagues on theirs.<br>
<br>
<a
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Non-Science Jobs in Science<br>
In light of the recent unemployment statistics, students in the Class
of 2009 should not wait until graduation to begin their job search.
The healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries are cited as
having growth potential, but not necessarily in the areas one might
think. Companies in these industries may hold promise for
non-science majors; political science students can find opportunities
in healthcare policy, and those with engineering backgrounds may find
positions within Healthcare Information Technology. Other
industries expected to grow in demand for science and non-science
majors include government and education.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#6699CC"><b> Science and Health</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font
color="#285685">Coffee Consumption Reduces the Risk of Dementia<br>
<font size="-1">A recent study from the Karolinska Institute in
Sweden, published in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, linked
moderate coffee consumption by middle-aged adults to reduced incidence
of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Over 1400 men and women were
followed for approximately 20 years, and a 65% reduction in dementia
incidence was observed in individuals who consumed three to five cups
of coffee a day. This difference was measured after scientists
controlled for other variables, including elevated cholesterol and
high blood pressure, and a similar trend was observed in the small
number of people who drank more than five cups of coffee a day.
Previous studies have linked coffee consumption to reduced incidence
of type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease, but this study is novel
since researchers were able to follow up with more than 70% of the
study subjects after their initial enrollment 20 years earlier.<br>
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</font></font><a
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</font><font color="#285685">New Dimensions and Strategies for Women's
Health<font size="-1"><br>
The Office on Research of Women's Health at NIH will be holding a
scientific workshop March 4 - 6, 2009 at Washington University in St.
Louis. The conference will include input from a variety of
stakeholder groups including researchers, clinicians, patients,
advocacy groups, community organizations, and industry. The first of a
series, these workshops will explore new dimensions for the NIH
women's health research agenda in the next decade and will include a
session on women in biomedical careers.<br>
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</font></font></a><a
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#6699CC"> Lifestyle</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font color="#285685">The
Importance of Sleep<font size="-1"><br>
Without deep sleep you're more likely to get sick, feel depressed, and
gain an unhealthy amount of weight. Performing complex tasks and
navigating complicated relationships also becomes increasingly
difficult on 5 to 6 hours of sleep. This Harvard Management update
gives a few suggestions for getting more out of your sleep time
including sleeping in a restful environment and in a completely
darkened room.</font></font></blockquote>
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</font><a
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="+1"
color="#6699CC"> AWIS News and Events</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font size="-1"><b><br>
UCSD Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), GradWISE, and the Doris
A. Howell Foundation for Women's Health Research proudly present<br>
<br>
</b></font><b>Dr. Phoebe Leboy<font size="-1"><br>
<br>
Endeavors of a Biochemist and Women's Advocate<br>
with introductory remarks by Kim Barrett, PhD<br>
Friday, February 6, 2009<br>
2:00pm<br>
Leichtag Building Lecture Hall<br>
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA<br>
<br>
Additionally, please join UCSD Wise and GradWISE for<br>
A Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Phoebe Leboy<br>
Thursday, February 5, 2009<br>
4:00pm - 5:00pm<br>
Women's Center Conference Room<br>
<br>
<br>
AWIS San Diego Chapter<br>
<br>
Event: Strategy Session-Speed
Networking<br>
How to give and get information effectively in a short
amount of time<br>
Date: Monday, February 2,
2009<br>
Time: 6:00pm<br>
Location: Biogen Idec<br>
Register: To register for this members only event please
visit:</font></b> <a
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></span>www.awissd.org<font size="-1"><br>
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AWIS Massachusetts Chapter<br>
<br>
Event: Chapter Elections and
Social <br>
Date: Thursday, February 5,
2009<br>
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm<br>
Location: Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA<br>
Cost: Free<br>
Register: </font></b></a><a
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AWIS Philadelphia Chapter<br>
<br>
Event: A Panel Discussion:<br>
<span
></span> What Is Career Success for Scientists
in Industry?<br>
Date: Tuesday, February 10,
2009<br>
Time: 6:00pm - Check-in,
Dinner. 6:45pm - Program<br>
Location: Cafeteria - Centocor, Inc. 145 King of Prussia Rd,<br>
<span
></span> Radnor, PA<br>
Cost: $16 for AWIS
members, $20 for non-members,<br>
<span
></span> $12 for students and
postdocs<br>
Register: By 12:00 noon, Friday, February 6, 2009<br>
Registration with payment:</font></b></a> <a
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></span>www.awisphl.org<font size="-1">. Your on-line payment will be
acknowledged when you make your reservation. All registrants will also
receive a confirmation from AWIS-PHL within 72 hrs. If you do not
receive a confirmation, your reservation was NOT received, and you
should contact rsvp@awisphl.org (preferred), or call Ellie Cantor at
610-935-5455 (also for any questions about the reservation
process).<br>
Note: This is a pay-in-advance event. Cancellations received by noon,
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, will be credited to future meetings; no
refunds or credit for no-shows; no-shows who have not pre-paid will be
billed.<br>
<br>
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AWIS East Bay Chapter<br>
<br>
Event: February Networking
Social<br>
Date: Tuesday,
February 10, 2009<br>
Time: 6:30pm to
8:00pm<br>
Location: Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA<br>
Cost: Free
(no-host bar & food)<br>
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