Diversity; Membrane Chix; UW Organizations; Female & Minority Speaker Lists; Mentoring Programs

• Relevant local groups:
  • The Membrane Chix (see here for more links)
  • UW Organizations: Inclusion in Chemical Sciences, oSTEM, SACNAS, AWIS...
  • UW Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)
  • Chemistry Women Mentorship Network (open to all women-identifying individuals)
• How to achieve more gender and racial balance among speakers at conferences:
  • List of grants available for childcare at conferences
  • List of women speakers in STEEM (by nomination only)
  • List of "1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America"
  • List of Women in Biophysics and Membrane Biology (click on the "list" tab at the bottom)
  • List of "Women Plus" in many fields of academia/science, including biophysics
  • List of Women and Minority Scientists in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • List of Women in Origins of Life
  • List of Women Scientists in Neuroscience
  • List of Women in Theoretical/Computational Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biochemistry (including Biophysics)
  • "Request a Woman in STEMM" from 500 Women Scientists
  • For help from the Biophysical Society to find women/minority speakers, contact:
    • BPS Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW)
    • BPS Committee on Inclusion and Diversity
  • Online Calculator of how probable it should be that all speakers at a conference are men (or women).
  • Bias Watch Neuro(biology), and a Nature editorial
• Countering bias
  • Workshops by Caitlin Casey (astronomer at UT Austin) on the "ethical grey zone" based on her poll.
  • Workshops by Becky Wai-Ling Packard
  • "Gender Bias Calculator" to evaluate your letters of recommendation
  • Advice for countering bias (e.g. gender, racial) in the workplace
  • How to Train Faculty to Avoid Implicit Bias and Gender Bias (from the ASCB)
  • Why you should introduce your colleague as "Doctor" or "Professor"
  • Why you should call female (and male) students by last names in letters of recommendation
  • Four myths about why disproportionately few women have jobs in STEM (with data and references)
  • Girls like (and do well) in maths. Why so few in physics? Several clear answers. (Report to UK parliament 2022)
  • What can we learn from [the 2018 sexual harassment cases at] Dartmouth?"
  • List of known sexual harassers documented in reports, court cases, or institutional investigations
  • The NSF's site for reporting harassment or discrimination by NSF grant-holders
  • The NIH's lackluster response re: sexual harassment
  • Find a current screening of Picture a Scientist
  • Stock photos of women in computing & tech available via CCA license for all to use
  • Grants for Women in Science (A rather short list.)
  • Prizes for Women in Science
  • Fellowships for international/DACA women studying in U.S.
• Mentoring programs
  • Chemistry Women Mentorship Network
  • Million Women Mentors, Advancing Women and Girls in STEM Careers
  • 1000 Girls mentoring network through the NY Acad. of Sciences. Training for both mentors and mentees.
  • Making Connections Program through UW Women's Center
  • National Research Mentoring Network for researchers in biophysics, biomedical and social sciences
  • MentorNet
  • Skype-a-Scientist (K-12, low commitment)
  • List of mentor programs compiled by the National Postdoctoral Association
• Inspiring stories and graphics
  • Gorgeous graphics and bios of women in science by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya's Beyond Curie project
  • Gorgeous posters of women in science from the Beyond Curie project for free download
  • Gorgeous cartoons and bios of women in science by Matteo Farinella at Massive Science for free download
  • Gorgeous posters of women in science by Kate Diciccio via Amplifier.org for free download
  • Posters of diverse people in STEM by Science Delivered for free download
  • NASA roboticist countering racism/sexism/ageism with optimism, NPR animated story
  • "Color me PhD" - coloring pages of BIPOC people in STEMM
  • Coloring book of immigrant women pioneers in STEM (Vilcek Foundation)
  • Essay: "Organic chemistry taught me to fully inhabit my mixed identities"
  • Vanguard STEM: recorded discussions of a rotating panel of women of color in STEM
  • Science builds the future series (for purchase only, no free download)
  • The Living Histories Series. (The transcript for Sarah's talk is HERE.)
• Resources for people of color and their allies
  • Planatae (from the American Society of Plant Biologists)
  • Mental health resources for people of color
  • Therapy resources for people of color and queer folx
• Resources for LGBTQ+ scientists and their allies
  • Best Practices Guide for LGBT+ Inclusivity in Physics and Astronomy
  • Top 25 LBGTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities
    

  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (MCB-0744852). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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