NGCP December and January e-newsletters
Once again, I’m a bit behind in posting a summary of the NGCP e-newsletter: see ngcproject.org/resources/newsletter.html.
Here are highlights from December and January issues.
STEM
News and notes on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs for girls
Science Blogging Conf. – Jan. 19, RTP
Pat from FairerScience.Org will be on a panel at the second annual Science Blogging Conference, here in RTP on Jan. 19.
For more on the conference see www.scienceblogging.com — and while you’re there contemplate what an AAUW meeting would look like if run as an “un-conferenceâ€.
Notes from FairerScience.Org
Again, playing catchup from October …
Here are a couple of links to items at fairerscience.org:
What can men do to help women stay in science, Interactive Physics Simulations
NGCP Newsletters
See http://ngcproject.org/resources/newsletter.html for the October and November newsletters.
Take action — support the Gender Bias Elimination Act (H.R. 3514).
A recent National Academies report, Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, found that women repeatedly face biases in academia in the science fields, and that these barriers to success discourage them from careers in these areas. In response to this report, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) recently introduced the Gender Bias Elimination Act (H.R. 3514).
Learn more and contact your representative
Raleigh/Wake County Meeting on the National Girls Collaborative Project
Dr. Sharon Schulze of the Science House, the state’s lead organization for the National Girls Collaborative Project, spoke to AAUW Raleigh/Wake County on Tuesday. You can find her slides and additional resources at
http://rwc.aauwnc.org/2007/11/125/
Video available on NGCP
Check out http://www.ngcproject.org/resources/video.html
for links to a video describing the start of the project.
If you have a Facebook account, you can also find the video at the NGCP group. Consider joining that if you want to stay up to date on the project.
Infinite Possibilities Conference for minority women interested in math and statistics
You may find this in the NGCP directory, but since the registration deadline is near, I thought I’d post this here, too:
The Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) is a national conference that is designed to promote, educate, encourage and support minority women interested in mathematics and statistics. This unique and special event will assemble women mathematicians from underrepresented minority groups from all over the country for a 2-day mathematics conference
No women in tech? Check this out…
Tara Hunt on the O’Reilly Network writes “Women Who Risk: Making Women in Technology Visible†— she’s got many examples of women’s entrepreneurial success stories (looking for a keynote speaker?), particularly in the Web 2.0 culture.
NGCP e-Newsletter for September
Events and resources for those working to increase the number of girls interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Please do subscribe, but if you missed the issue in your inbox, here’s a reminder:
ngcproject.org/enewsletters/