Careers

Science Magazine's ScienceCareers.org
Loreal Women in Science Booklet, including the following articles: "Staying Power--Have you got what it takes?", "Turning Others on To Science", "Juggling Work and Family", and "Encouraging Students-Advice to the Next Generation".

ChronicleCareers: Life as a Mother-Scientist - The X-gals, a group of nine female biologists, see a direct correlation between their productivity and their child care
ChronicleCareers: Balance it Out - The X-gals, a group of nine female biologists, offer tips on negotiating the competing pressures of work and life

Becoming Leaders Handbook: A new resource developed by the Society of Women Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, Becoming Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology, is now available. The handbook includes strategies for students in STEM, helpful tips for job hunting, and discusses topics such as work-life balance and more. The handbook can be purchased online at http://www.asce.org/bookstore/book.cfm? book=8421. (adapted from the National Girls Collaborative Project Newsletter 8-1-08)

FemaleScienceProfessor
The Chronicle of Higher Education Article May 26, 2006: The Chemistry Between Women in Science
Faculty Voices: A Culture that Tolerates Discrimination, Donna J. Nelson, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma
Faculty Voices: "The Change is Glacial" (Why we need Title IX in Science), Debra R. Rolison, Head of Advanced Electrochemical Materials Section, US. Naval Research Laboratory
Faculty Voices: "People are as Important as Results", Geraldine Richmond, Professor of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Oregon (discusses CoaCh Program)
ARTICLE -- Too Few Choices: If she's happy personally about her decision to accept a lectureship in biology, why does she still feel like a failure?

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