Organizations
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UW–Madison Organizations for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM)
- Alpha Omega Epsilon, Omicron Chapter
- Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) – UW Chapter
- Linuxchix (MadLC)
- Society of Women Engineers
- UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association
- Women in Computer Sciences at UW (WACM)
- Women in Science and Engineering Residential Program
- Women in Math at Wisconsin — resources include A Brief History of Women and Mathematics at Wisconsin
- Women in Medicine (WIM)
- Women in Nuclear (WIN) – UW Chapter
- Women of Wisconsin Strengthening Astronomy (WOWSA)
- University of Wisconsin System Women in Science Program
UW–Madison Organizations Fostering Diversity
- Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP)
- DELTA — the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Program at UW–Madison
- Office for Equity and Diversity
- Office of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement
- Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
- The STEM Diversity Network
Research Institutes Studying Women in STEMM
Organizations Supporting Women in STEMM
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- American Astronomical Society – Committee on the Status of Women
- American Chemical Society – Women Chemists Committee
- American Physical Society – Committee on the Status of Women in Physics
- Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology
- AWE – Assessing Women in Engineering – offers tools for program and activity development including: assessment tools, literature resources, and capacity building tools
- AWIS – Association for Women in Science
- Association for Women in Mathematics
- CareerWISE
- Catalyst
- CWIT – Center for Women and information Technology
- COACH – Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists, University of Oregon
- CRA-W – Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research
- Earth Science Women’s Network
- European Platform of Women Scientists
- Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)
- Executive Leadership in Academic Technology & Engineering (ELATE)
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- IEEE WIE – Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Women in Engineering
- Latinas in STEM
- Math/Science Network – Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Conferences
- Momox.org: Title IX and Science and Engineering
- National Academies – Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
- National Girls Collaborative Project
- National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT)
- National Initiative on Gender, Culture and Leadership in Medicine (C-Change)
- National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Women in Biomedical Careers
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
- Next Level Leadership: Changing the Future for Women Leaders in STEM
- The Perry Initiative
- The Raise Project
- The Rosalind Franklin Society
- Scientista
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Tools for Change: Boosting the Retention of Women in the STEM Pipeline
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, Center for Worklife Law: Gender Bias Learning Project
- WEPAN – Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network
- WIN – Women in Nuclear (Global)
- WIN- Women in Nuclear (United States)
- WITI – Women in Technology International
National and Regional Academic Associations
- AAHE – American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation
- AACU – American Association of Colleges and Universities
- AAUP – American Association of University Professors
- ACE – American Council on Education
- Big 10 Academic Alliance
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- The National Academies
Organizations for Work/Life and Human Resources
- Center for WorkLife Law
- CUPA – HR: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
- CUWFA – College and University Work/Family Association
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- The Pregnant Scholar
- The University of California Faculty Family Friendly Edge
- Tools for Change: Boosting the Retention of Women in the STEM Pipeline
- Work and Family Researchers Network
Other Resources
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Blogs and Social Media Regarding Women in STEMM
- Congrats, you have an all male panel!: This Tumblr site showcases — and satirizes — all male panels.
- FairerScience
- FemaleScienceProfessor
- #girlswithtoys: This twitter hashtag showcasing women in science was created in response to Cal Tech professor’s comments on NPR describing scientists as “boys with toys.”
- Isis the Scientist
- Nature Education’s Women in Science Online Forum
- Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman
- Thus Spake Zuska: A Blog for All and No One
- Women in Astronomy Blog
- Women in Science Blog
Online Training, Talks, and Videos of Interest
Implicit Bias — General
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, “The Neuroscience of Implicit Bias” — featuring Mahzarin Banaji, Nilanjana Dasgupta, Anthony Greenwald, John Dovidio, and others
- Mahzarin Banaji, PhD, Harvard University on “How the Concept of Implicit Bias Came into Being.” (National Public Radio, Morning Edition, October 17, 2015).
- Jerry Kang, JD, “Immaculate Perception.” (TEDxTalks San Diego, 2013).
- Jerry Kang, JD, “Implicit Bias Video Series.”
- Verna Myers, JD, “How to overcome our biases: Walk boldly toward them.” (TEDxTalks BeaconStreet, November 2014).
- The Royal Society, “Understanding Unconscious Bias,” November 17, 2015.
- Claude Steele, PhD, Columbia University on Identity and Stereotype Threat (University Lecture).
- Kirwan Institute, Implicit Bias Training
- Microagressions: Power, Privilege and Everyday Life
- Project Implicit
- Understanding Prejudice
Bias in Hiring and Peer Review
- Big Ten Academic Alliance, Professorial Advancement Initiative — Search Committees:
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research. “Unconscious Bias in Peer Review” — an online training program.
- Ohio State University, Offices of Academic Affairs and Human Resources. “Bias and Schemas.” (2012)
- University of Washington, Advance Center for Institutional Change. “Interrupting Bias in the Faculty Search Process: A Film and Facilitation Guide.” (2010)
- University of Wisconsin – Madison, Office of Human Resources. “Hiring the Best and Brightest: Understanding Unconscious Bias.” (2016)
- Brian Welle, PhD, Google People Analytics, “Unconscious Bias at Work“
Women in STEMM
- Jenna Carpenter, PhD, Louisiana Tech University on “Engineering — Where are the girls and why aren’t they here?” (TedxTalks Monroe, May 29, 2013)
- Robin Lawson, Mechanical Engineer and co-founder of Lumen Electronic jewelry, “Engineering is Actually Girly.” (TedxTalks Madison, November 9, 2015).
- Virginia Valian, PhD, Hunter College. “Tutorials for Change: Gender Schemas and Science Careers“
Women in Academia
- European Institute for Gender Equity. “Gender Equality in Academia and Research — GEAR Tool: Making a Gender Equality Plan“
Women in Leadership
- Clayman Center for for Gender Research, Stanford University, “Voice and Influence” — a series of videos that aim “to empower men and women to be as effective as possible and to create organizations where all people can thrive.”
- Sheryl Sandberg, MBA, COO Facebook on “Why we have too few women leaders” (Ted Talks, December 21, 2010).