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Press Release from AWIS
PRESS RELEASE
January 26, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact:Janet Bandows Koster(202) 326-8940
Association for Women in Science
Program to Kick-off in Chicago on Feb. 16
Washington, DC - January 26, 2009 - The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) has received a three-year grant from the Elsevier Foundation in the amount of $105,000 for a new project: "AWIS Leading Women to Create Their Own Personal Work/Life Balance."
The grant will be used to develop an educational/support program, including a toolkit with supplementary resources and extended coaching to enable AWIS' 51 chapters around the county to help early-to mid-career women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learn to effectively manage their personal and professional lives. Building on an established network, this three year project will address the critical career points when women's attrition from STEM fields is highest.
"Significant progress has been made in improving the status of women within the scientific workforce over the past 30 years, particularly in regards to training," said Janet Bandows Koster, AWIS executive director. "At each stage of advancement, however, from postdoctoral training to first position to tenure and beyond, the proportion of women represented drops off substantially." According to a 2007 report by the National Academy of Sciences, this exodus is linked to issues related to starting a family and inability to establish a satisfactory work/life balance.
AWIS will launch the Personal Work/Life Balance program with a workshop titled "Learn to Juggle Without Joining the Circus: Strategies to Deal with Your Career and Work-Life Balance Challenges." The event takes place on Monday, February 16, 2009 from 7:30 am - 11:30 am at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
About AWIS
Founded in 1971, the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is the largest multi-disciplinary scientific organization for women in the United States. AWIS is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in all fields of science and technology. Now in its 38th year as the premiere professional association for women in STEM disciplines, AWIS has more than 3,000 members and over 50 chapters. Membership is open to any individual who supports the full participation of women in science. www.awis.org
About The Elsevier Foundation
The Elsevier Foundation provides grants to institutions around the world, with a focus on support for the world's libraries and for scholars in the early stages of their careers. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than 50 grants worth over a million dollars to non-profit organizations working in these fields. Through gift-matching, the Foundation also supports the efforts of Elsevier employees to play a positive role in their local and global communities. The Elsevier Foundation is funded by Elsevier, a leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. www.elsevierfoundation.org