Women in Genome Sciences
The Women in Genome Sciences (WiGS) organization was created in order to establish an environment supportive of women in Genome Sciences. Our primary mission is to address issues particularly relevant to women in the department. These issues include, but are not limited to recruitment of graduate students and faculty, attrition of women from academic science, navigation of an academic career with a family, and development of a department friendly to women. Many of these issues are relevant to other minority groups (by gender, race, sexuality, class, nationality, religion, ability, age etc). We are also interested in addressing problems faced by other minorities in science. We provide a forum for the discussion and ultimately resolution of these issues. Our group also has an interest in understanding how the research we perform ultimately affects minorities and society at large. Our group strives to create a department where women and minorities are an important part of the scientific community and all are welcome. We encourage all members of the department who are interested in these issues to join us.
For more information, please contact us at gswomen [ a t ]
u.washington.edu
those who would like to sign up for our email listserv can do so at https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/womenings
flyer from 2008 GS dept retreat
Next Meeting:
Wed, December 9th, 2:30-3:30, Foege S-330
Upcoming Events:
2009:
Monday, November 30 - Diversity Panel Discussion, 12:00 - 2:00, Foege Auditorium
Thursday, March 4 - Dr. Joan Bennett women in science seminar "Doing science with two X chromosomes"
Friday, March 5 - Dr. Joan Bennett GS research seminar "From Hurricane Katrina and its moldy aftermath to 'sick building syndrome' and its elusive etiology"
2010:
Nov 17, 2010 - GS Seminar, Dr. Sarah Tishkoff
Past Events:
- November 4 - Combi seminar with Dr. Elizabeth Hauser
- October 1 - seminar with Dr. Edward Ramos
"From Bench to Bills (and back): the intersection of science and policy"
- August 19 - Career Progression talk with Dr. Debbie Nickerson
- August 16 - WiGS Summer 2009 Barbeque, 2PM to 6PM at Ravenna Park
- July 2, 2009 - Combi Seminar with Dr. Sharon Browning
- May 21, 2009 Fellow and grant-writing discussion with Dr. Maitreya Dunham
- April 22, 2009 Molecules and Mountains seminar with Dr. Arlene Blum
- April 20, 2009 child care at UW panel discussion
- January 21, 2009 - GS research seminar with Dr. Leonie Moyle
- October 16, 2008 - chalk talk workshop with Dr. Jay Shendure
- August 14, 2008 - research seminar with Dr. Hannele Ruohola-Baker
- July 13: summer 2008 department barbecue
- June 24, 2008 - Combi Seminar with Dr. Rebecca Doerge
- June 5, 2008 - seminar on the value of academic work with Dr. Carol Sibley & Dr. Willie Swanson
- May 22, 2008 - policy seminar with Dr. Sandra Lee
- May 19, 2008 - lunch with Dr. Kathy Friedman
- February 20, 2008 GS research seminar with Dr. Elaine Ostrander
- January 24, 2008 job-hunting seminar with Dr. Christine Queitsch
- November 19, 2007: ethics seminar with Dr. Wylie Burke
- June 27, 2007: seminar with Dr. Dahlia Nielsen
"Examining the dirt underneath the association mapping carpet: what kind of genes do we expect these methods to find?"
- career path / research seminar with Dr. Barbara Wakimoto
Minutes from Past Meetings:
November 4, 2009
October 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
July 9, 2009
May 7, 2009
April 2, 2009
March 5, 2009
February 5, 2009
January 8, 2009
November 6, 2008
October 2, 2008
August 4, 2008
May 5, 2008
April 7, 2008
December 3, 2007
November 5, 2007
August 6, 2007
July 2, 2007
June 1, 2007
Childcare Resources
PEPS - program for early parenting support: http://www.pepsgroup.org/
Good for maintaining sanity in the first months.
King County resources: www.childcare.org
Good for helping to find a child care center.
Zero to Three: www.zerotothree.org
lots of really nice information on a large range of topics
UW Childcare Assistance: 543-1041 or http://depts.washington.edu/ovpsl/childcare/
drop in childcare near UW - Trettin: http://www.trettindropin.org/
For those emergenices when you need childcare
Seattle public schools programs for children with developmental delays, including preschoolers. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/speced/index.dxml
The Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex
Sometimes, you just want to know if a symptom is worth worrying about. The nurses on call tend to be overly cautious.
Academic Job Search Events:
Information will be posted as it becomes available.
ITHS (Institute of Translational Health)
http://www.iths.org/events#ithseducationseminarstrainingandshortcourses
Provide training seminars on grant writing, scientific career development, etc.
more information :
http://www.careers.washington.edu
Books of Interest:
Giving Away Success: Why Women Get Stuck and What To Do About It by Susan Schenkel
Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students by Robert Barrass
Google Books Link
Enlightened Office Politics by Michael Dobson and Deborah Dobson
Google Books Link
Door in the Dream: Conversations With Eminent Women in Science by Elga Wasserman
Google Books Link
The Politics of Women's Biology by Ruth Hubbard
Google Books Link
Woman's Nature: Rationalizations of Inequality by Marian Lowe and Ruth Hubbard
Websites of Interest:
www.engr.washington.edu/wise
www.engr.washington.edu/advance
Articles of Interest:
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
http://www.hhmi.org/catalog/main?action=product&itemId=313
Gender Issues: Universities Urged to Improve Hiring and Advancement of Women http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5794/1712?eaf
Commentary: Numbers Are Male, Said Pythagoras, and the Idea Persists http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/science/03comm.html?ex=1160539200&en=845c46e793d06279&ei=5070&emc=eta1
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11624.html
http://mommyscientist.blogspot.com/
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