
Academic Institutions Must Do Better to Protect Caregivers This Fall
Schools, colleges and universities that fail to impose mask mandates and other COVID protections put working parents in an excruciating position
500 Women Scientists is a grassroots organization started by four women who met in graduate school at CU Boulder and who maintained friendships and collaborations after jobs and life took them away from Boulder. Immediately following the November 2016 election, we published an open letter re-affirming our commitment to speak up for science and for women, minorities, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA. The mission of 500 Women Scientists is to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible.
Schools, colleges and universities that fail to impose mask mandates and other COVID protections put working parents in an excruciating position
Despite a long list of supremely qualified people who could inspire a whole new generation of scientists, the glass ceiling in American science remains intact
They’re extraordinarily accomplished, and they could form a powerful “Science Squad” to help Joe Biden and Kamala Harris repair the damage done over the past four years...
But 500 Women Scientists, formed in the aftermath of Trump’s 2016 election, still has plenty of work to do
The pandemic is amplifying nearly every disadvantage that women in STEM already face. But institutions and the scientific community can help
By attending the State of the Union with NASA administrator nominee Jim Bridenstine, the Science Guy tacitly endorses climate denial, intolerance and attacks on science
Almost every woman in science has either personally experienced or knows someone who has experienced sexual harassment, racism or assault
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