Numerous studies have illustrated that women are just has biased against female STEM students as men. Here is a nice infographic that summarizes how this bias is perpetuated through letters of recommendation. If you are asking a professor for a letter of recommendation — remember s/he often has many of these to write. Providing us…Read more
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Front Range Workshop Success!
Front Range PROGRESS Workshop Success! October 10-11, 2015 Fifty three first and second year undergraduate women from five different schools in Colorado and Wyoming spent the weekend in Estes Park learning about their own strengths, career paths in earth and environmental sciences, meeting mentors, and forming a peer network that will hopefully support them through…Read more
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business
Introducing the Iron Sisters Campaign: Women Empowering Women In STEM and Business History teaches us that beneath every glass ceiling is an iron woman, and iron is stronger than glass, especially when one iron woman joins forces with many. To read the article go to the Huffington Post