Hi all,
Here are some interesting article:
1. How to Fix the Many Hurdles That Stand in Female Scientists' Way
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-fix-the-many-hurdles-that-stand-in-female-scientists-rsquo-way/?wt.mc=SA_Facebook-Share
2. The CRISPR battle continues...
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/05/504454201/scientists-battle-in-court-over-lucrative-patents-for-gene-editing-tool
3. Young scientists ditch postdocs for biotech start-ups
http://www.nature.com/news/young-scientists-ditch-postdocs-for-biotech-start-ups-1.20912
4. We all fail--Early Defeats, Rejections and Setbacks of Five Very Famous People
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2016/11/30/we-all-fail-early-defeats-rejections-and-setbacks-of-five-very-famous-people/#344a537074a6
5. 8 Patterns of Extremely Successful People
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2016/11/22/8-patterns-of-extremely-successful-people/#4dcaee0d695a
6, 15 Habits That Will Totally Transform Your Productivity
https://www.fastcompany.com/3051540/secrets-of-the-most-productive-people/15-habits-that-will-totally-transform-your-productivit
Happy Holidays!
Best,
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Monday, December 12, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Hi all,
Here are this weeks job postings and articles:
Job Listing:
Sustaining Innovation Postdoc advert
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By-j8KYRbwGFaV94TndaRDY4MlU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By-j8KYRbwGFZGFPYWp4amRoaEE
Articles:
1. The First Step to Being Powerful:
https://hbr.org/2013/11/the-first-step-to-being-powerful?utm_source=feedburner
2. A Letter to Young Women in the Age of Trump:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/letter-young-women-age-trump-sallie-krawcheck
Happy Thanksgiving!
Best,
PWN
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 11/2/2016
Hi all, this week we have an interesting article in which young scientists tell their stories of what it is like to start up their own labs as well as 4 job postings:
Article:
http://www.nature.com/news/young-talented-and-fed-up-scientists-tell-their-stories-1.20872?utm_source=MIT+TR+Newsletters&utm_campaign=a9c0a69f20-The_Download_October_27_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-a9c0a69f20-153904977&goal=0_997ed6f472-a9c0a69f20-153904977&mc_cid=a9c0a69f20&mc_eid=e2c6571408#box
Job listings:
1. Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor position at UW (Seattle, WA):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFR3ZPZUVXLTktYVk/view?usp=sharing
2. Job Listings in Psychoneuroxy:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFTzVIVUltZTNKbHc/view?usp=sharing
3. Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M. Please contact Jim Grau at j-grau@tamu.edu with any questions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFNHc0OXRKbW41cXc/view?usp=sharing
4. Tenure-track/Tenured Faculty Position in Pain Psychology at the Wash U Pain Center:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFaWgzcEtXcHM2cGM/view?usp=sharing
Monday, October 24, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 10/24/2016
Here is a job posting:
Forwarding on behalf of Sharon Furtak (furtak@csus.edu). Please contact her with questions.
California State University Sacramento has posted a tenure-track position in Quantitative Psychology. Many scientists in our field have advanced statistical training so it could be a good fit. I am including the link to our job ad in the Higher Chronicle of Education: https:// chroniclevitae.com/jobs/ 0000331471-01 . Sacramento State offers a great balance between research and teaching. I am sending this announcement out a bit late so I wanted to note the deadline for application in November 1st.
And here are 3 interesting articles:
1. Women need to be seen and heard at conferences: A neuroscience initiative to boosting the number of female invited speakers at meetings. Other disciplines should do the same:
http://www.nature.com/news/women-need-to-be-seen-and-heard-at-conferences-1.20825
2. How This CEO Finds Time to Read 100 Books a Year
http://www.inc.com/betsy-mikel/how-one-ceo-finds-time-to-read-100-books-a-year.html
3. 5 Things You Can Do At Home To Improve Your Life At Work
https://www.fastcompany.com/3062736/5-things-you-can-do-at-home-to-improve-your-life-at-work
Forwarding on behalf of Sharon Furtak (furtak@csus.edu). Please contact her with questions.
California State University Sacramento has posted a tenure-track position in Quantitative Psychology. Many scientists in our field have advanced statistical training so it could be a good fit. I am including the link to our job ad in the Higher Chronicle of Education: https://
And here are 3 interesting articles:
1. Women need to be seen and heard at conferences: A neuroscience initiative to boosting the number of female invited speakers at meetings. Other disciplines should do the same:
http://www.nature.com/news/women-need-to-be-seen-and-heard-at-conferences-1.20825
2. How This CEO Finds Time to Read 100 Books a Year
http://www.inc.com/betsy-mikel/how-one-ceo-finds-time-to-read-100-books-a-year.html
3. 5 Things You Can Do At Home To Improve Your Life At Work
https://www.fastcompany.com/3062736/5-things-you-can-do-at-home-to-improve-your-life-at-work
Monday, October 10, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 10/10/2016
Here are 3 interesting articles:
1. Managers are afraid to give women negative feedback—until women ask for promotions.
The following two articles were submitted by Dr. Cristin Gavin:
2. Women Are Leaning In--But They Face Pushback
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ sheryl-sandberg-women-are- leaning-inbut-they-face- pushback-1474963980
3. The report on "In Corporate America, Women Fell Behind Early And Continue To Lose Ground With Every Step."
And here are 4 job postings:
1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFUjJseC1NZXQxS3M/view?usp=sharing
2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFMFZVR2NTR2YzTnM/view?usp=sharing
3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFc0dVN1BHYXhoQTQ/view?usp=sharing
4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFbktmMTU0VkUzbW8/view?usp=sharing
2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFMFZVR2NTR2YzTnM/view?usp=sharing
3. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFc0dVN1BHYXhoQTQ/view?usp=sharing
4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFbktmMTU0VkUzbW8/view?usp=sharing
Monday, September 26, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 9/26/2016
These articles are all brought to you by Forbes Magazine:
1. 9 Things Successful Women Never Do
http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2016/07/20/9-things-successful-women-never-do/#2849fdfb285c
2. Women With These 20 Jobs Are The Happiest At Work
http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgenehuang/2016/09/25/women-with-these-20-job-titles-report-being-happiest-at-work/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=598621968&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesWoman#6a7ab0944fc2
3. These 7 Qualities Lead To Perseverance When Faced With Adversity
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meganbruneau/2016/09/25/these-7-qualities-lead-to-perseverance-when-faced-with-adversity/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=598675605&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesWoman#ded03b7120b2
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 9/15/2016
Jackie McGinty submitted this New York Times article on how "Female Scientists Turn to Data to Fight Lack of Representation on Panels"
Yasmin Mashhoon submitted this piece that goes into an effective 'amplification' technique that is being used to prevent male colleagues from taking credit for women's ideas. It is a must read!
Janine Kwapis submitted this forum on the female experience in science.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 9/9/2016
Research Stating "Women Ask For Pay Raises As Much As Men" Is Misleading
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2016/09/07/research-stating-women-ask-for-pay-raises-as-much-as-men-is-just-wrong/#321dfa07a1bb
This year's International
Most Powerful Women list spans 19 countries and is comprised of 16% new names.
http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women-international/The Washington Post has put together this comical piece on how a woman can get that unique "Presidential Look!"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2016/09/07/how-hillary-clinton-can-get-that-presidential-look/?utm_term=.ed03887799f3
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 8/18/2016
10 Outrageously Sexist Moments From The Olympics Games and Why They Matter: this carefully written piece by Kim Elsesser, a contributing writer at Forbes, simply states the facts with no biases in mind.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2016/08/16/10-outrageously-sexist-moments-from-the-olympic-games-and-why-they-matter/#2eb4ba7d7051
6 Tips For Aligning Your Career With Your Life Purpose From A Female Tech Entrepreneur
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2016/08/17/six-tips-for-aligning-your-career-with-your-life-purpose-from-a-female-tech-entrepreneur/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=547290869&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesWoman#5039344653c0
Why Women Talk Less Than Men At Work
http://time.com/money/4450406/men-interrupt-talk-more/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2016/08/16/10-outrageously-sexist-moments-from-the-olympic-games-and-why-they-matter/#2eb4ba7d7051
6 Tips For Aligning Your Career With Your Life Purpose From A Female Tech Entrepreneur
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2016/08/17/six-tips-for-aligning-your-career-with-your-life-purpose-from-a-female-tech-entrepreneur/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=547290869&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesWoman#5039344653c0
Why Women Talk Less Than Men At Work
http://time.com/money/4450406/men-interrupt-talk-more/
Monday, August 8, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 8/8/2016
If you choose your job over your mental health something's wrong
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/may/19/choose-job-over-mental-health-quit
9 Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women
Monday, July 25, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 7/25/2016
http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/leadership/centered-leadership-how-talented-women-thrive
This article discusses a new approach to leadership that can help women become more self-confident and effective leaders
http://guides.wsj.com/management/developing-a-leadership-style/how-can-young-women-develop-a-leadership-style/
An in-depth look at how young women can develop a strong leadership style
http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2016/07/19/8-secrets-of-great-communicators/#10d1ba3d3318
Here is a list of 8 secrets of great communicators
This article discusses a new approach to leadership that can help women become more self-confident and effective leaders
http://guides.wsj.com/management/developing-a-leadership-style/how-can-young-women-develop-a-leadership-style/
An in-depth look at how young women can develop a strong leadership style
http://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2016/07/19/8-secrets-of-great-communicators/#10d1ba3d3318
Here is a list of 8 secrets of great communicators
Monday, July 11, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 7/11/2016
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jun/29/womens-talk-why-language-matters-to-female-entrepreneurs
Sue Stockdale, an executive coach, author, and motivational speaker discusses the importance of language used when offering opportunities to women.
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jun/09/forget-politics-its-business-that-needs-female-leaders
Harriet Minter, editor of the Gaurdian's Women in Leadership section, writes about the need for more female entrepreneurs.
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jul/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-executive-coach
Sandra Richardson, a co-active coach and trainer, gives us a glimpse into the day in the life of an executive coach.
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jun/30/obama-on-feminism-and-other-lessons-from-the-first-united-state-of-women-summit
Dr. Patti Fletcher, a multi-disciplined executive and entrepreneur, covers the first United State of Women Summit.
https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2016/jun/27/three-simple-steps-to-better-employee-engagement
Karen Kimsey-House, co-founder and CEO of The Coaches Training Institute, put together an interesting piece on 3 simple ways to improve employee engagement and create an environment in which staff actually want to work.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 6/29/2016
Sheryl Sandberg wrote an interesting article in the New York
Times on the myth of the “catty woman.” The idea that women are each other’s
enemies is statistically untrue. A study showed that when a woman was made
chief executive, a woman had a better chance of joining senior management than
when the chief executive was a man. This article also discusses the idea behind
“queen bees” and how their behavior isn’t inherently female, but rather a
natural way human beings in general react to discrimination when belonging to a
nondominant group. Interestingly put, Sheryl writes “queen bees aren’t a reason
for inequality but rather a result of inequality.” She sounds hopeful in
stating that as more woman advance in the workplace, queen bees will no longer
exists.
Leah Hunter, writer for Fast Company writes about how the
gender pay gap increases dramatically in the 80th and 90th
percentiles. The numbers speak for themselves and it is evident that this is
clearly an issue. One possibility as to why women are earning less than men in
higher up positions may be that they feel so fortunate to be in those positions
that they sell themselves short and worry that asking for a higher pay may put
their job security at stake. Again, it goes back to the problem of women
masking their talents and not self-promoting.
Silkarmour wrote a nice piece in inpower coaching on why
women tend to have imposter syndrome more than men and how we can go about
overcoming it. Starting from a young age, girls are taught not to speak highly
of themselves and to remain humble. This has led women to become perfectionists
with the “disease to please.” This article gives some pointers on how we can
stop feeling like we aren’t good enough to achieve success and how we can feel
more confident about ourselves.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 6/6/2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 6/6/2016
Emily Peck, Executive Editor of Business and
Technology for The Huffington Post, wrote a fun article about the difference
between women and men’s dress code. Ever noticed Sheryl Sanberg’s shoes? This
article points out that even in the tech world where Mark Zuckerberg gets to
walk around in a T-shirt, women are not playing by the same rules. This article
also states that women who spend more time grooming are promoted more often and
make more money than their bare-faced colleagues. It is unfortunate that
appearance seems to matter more for working women than men.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272966
Merrilyn Datta, Chief Commercial Officer of a
company called Definiens, wrote an interesting piece in Entrepreneur about 3 ways in which we can attract more women to STEM
fields. Woman only make up 26 percent of computer scientists and 12 percent of
engineers, but these numbers have recently gotten worse. This is a disconnect
since studies show that woman on a team raise team performance and collective
intelligence. Thus, it is important as a society to expose girls at a young age
to the STEM fields.
Fortune has compiled words of
wisdom from 8 influential women including Sheryl, Sandberg, Elizabeth Warren,
and Loretta Lynch. It is motivating and inspiring to read quotes by such
influential women!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Interesting Features For PWN For 5/3/2016
Meghan Duffy, an ecologist at the University of Michigan, eloquently
discusses the myth in academia about the 80 hours a week workload. She believes
that the idea that you must work 80 hours a week to make it in academia is
damaging and causing very talented individuals to be deterred from the academic
setting because they think that tenure track positions will require such
extensive hours of work. Duffy suggests that the main reason why this myth has
endured is that people are just flat out bad at recognizing how much they
really work. The article also points out that the key to success in not only an
academic setting but in any career is efficiency. It is not how many hours you
work that is important, but rather how much working is getting done during the
hours that you’re working.
Kelly
Clay, wrote an interesting article in Fast Company on reasons behind why career women in today’s
generation are burning out. Only 11% of women leave the workplace permanently
to have children so the other reason for this gap may be traced to high
pressures that companies place in “always-connected” work environments. It is
incredibly tough to not check email when you’re not at work since access to
internet and email is so readily available on our mobile devices these days.
Also, this article points out that work comes in at all hours and it is quite challenging
to set boundaries and allow yourself to renew and rest when you are not at the
office. Unfortunately, it can be especially hard for younger women to say no in
competitive industries where they can be easily replaced. Women are known to
have significantly higher rates of “role overload,” and feel that they can’t
finish their assigned duties in time.
Alison Abbott, wrote a nice article in Nature News Features on the pioneering role of Emmanuelle
Charpentier’s in advancing the CRISPR-Cas9 technique. Charpentier is not a fan
of the academic limelight and is not getting nearly as much recognition for the
“CRISPR Nobel” as some of her male colleagues. However, she is quite successful
in the field and just published a Nature
paper on the mechanisms of a CRISPR system that may be more efficient than
CRISPR-Cas9. This article coves Charpentier’s personal and professional
background and describes how resourceful she is at starting her labs and her
thirst for making scientific advancements.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Interesting Features for PWN for 4/24/2016
Laura Vanderkam, author of “I know How She Does It,” “168
Hours,” and “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast “put together
an interesting list of “the 9 Secrets the Most Productive People Know” in motto. She based these secrets on time
diaries she collected from 133 women who met two conditions: earned over
$100,000 a year and had at least one child living at home. Among these secrets
is “take life one week-not one day-at a time” and try to achieve work-life balance
within the week, not per day.
Creative write and communications professional Mika Doyle
wrote an interesting article in “Fat Wallet” that addresses explicit and
implicit gender biases currently present and how we can try to make a
difference in the lives of women starting at a young age. The article addresses
the fact that women are greatly underrepresented in STEM fields and that this problem
is actually starting at a very young age. While women make up half of the workforce,
they are underrepresented in STEM fields, making up only 26%. This article also
includes informative infographics.
Business writer Vivian Giang put together an interesting
article on Fast Company on the
benefits of switching jobs frequently. This article points out the positives to
changing jobs and the notion that the learning curve “flattens after three
years.” But, it is important to note that the exception to this is academia.
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