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Connect to Professional Associations and Organizations
- Association for Women in Science
AWIS, founded in 1972, claims to be the leading organization that advocates on behalf of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). - American Society for Engineering Education - Women in Engineering Division
Attracts, supports, and promotes the diversity, equity, and inclusion of all individuals by embracing multiple perspectives and experiences within engineering. - American Physical Society - Women in Physics
APS encourages the recruitment, retention, and career development of women physicists at all levels. - Society of Women Engineers
Mission is to empower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders and demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion. - Women in Bio
A national organization of/for women in the life sciences with chapters throughout North America. - Christian Women in Science (Facebook group)
Among their goals is to "provide connections, encouragement, information, and role models for pre-career and early-career women in science." - Million Women Mentors
An initiative of STEMconnector to spark the interest and confidence in women and girls to pursue STEM careers and leadership opportunities through the power of mentoring.
Featured Articles
- "Expanding Opportunities for Women in Engineering"Hannah Ebeling. Feb. 2019, Calvin News & Stories.
- "What is it like to be a woman in STEM at Calvin?"Seanna Johnson, guest writer. Chimes, Apr. 30, 2021.
- "After #MeToo: What’s next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?"Conference panel, ASEE, 2019. Contributing author: Professor Jennifer Van Anterwerp
- "Introducing Young Women to CS, and Supporting Advanced Research Environments"BLOG@CACM, authored by Joel Adams (Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery), May 2015
- Outperforming yet undervaluedA study that describes how women are outperforming men in both physical and life science undergraduate courses, while simultaneously perceived as less-able.
- Influence of romantic partners on women in STEM majorsA two-part study which explores the impact of romantic relationships on relationship and career goals of college STEM majors.
- Race and gender differences in how sense of belonging influences decisions to major in STEMRelates the results of an interview with 201 college seniors, primarily women and people of color, who either majored in STEM or dropped a STEM major.
- Difference between engineering men and women: how and why they choose what they do during early career"Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2015. Authored by Drs. Jennifer VanAntwerp and Denise Wilson.
- As More Women Enter Science It's Time to Redefine Mentorship"In STEM fields, female students often can’t find an adviser who looks like them. It’s important to talk about what they need from a mentor."
- Women Making Gains in STEM Occupations but Still UnderrepresentedWomen are nearly half of U.S. workforce but only 27% of STEM workers