This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here Your weekly round-up of must-read news on women in science September 28, 2021 .AWIS UPDATES Hear from NIH's Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity on October 28 AWIS AWIS' 50th anniversary virtual celebration on Thursday, October 28 from 2-3 p.m. EDT will feature keynote speaker Dr. Marie A. Bernard. As COSWD, Dr. Bernard leads NIH's science of scientific workforce diversity, building, disseminating, and acting on the evidence. She also co-leads NIH's newly announced UNITE initiative to end structural racism. REGISTER .HOT HEADLINES President Biden announces members of PCAST, the most diverse in US history MeriTalk President Biden announced the members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which is the most diverse in U.S. history. This is the first council to have two women co-chairs, and the White House also noted that for the first time, women make up half of PCAST, and people of color and immigrants make up more than one-third of the council. READ MORE Meet the first 2 Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame NPR The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been around for nearly five decades, but hasn't included any Black women in its ranks — until now. Engineer Marian Croak and the late ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath will make history as part of the next cohort of inductees, the nonprofit announced this past week. They are the first Black female inventors to receive this honor, which has been bestowed on some 600 other innovators both living and dead. READ MORE Sian Proctor makes history with SpaceX's Inspiration4 as first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot Space Sian Proctor is making history as the first-ever Black female spacecraft pilot. Proctor, a geoscientist, artist and science communicator, has been paving the way in the space sector for decades. Now, years after being a finalist in NASA's astronaut candidate program back in 2009, she is realizing her dream of becoming an astronaut as she launches to orbit with the Inspiration4 mission. READ MORE .DIVERSITY IN STEM More languages in STEM publications would increase diversity Phys.org With today's existing translation tools to overcome language barriers, global collaboration should be no major feat for researchers. Yet throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, articles published in Chinese journals focusing on critical aspects of the disease were often never cited by English journals. As a result, U.S. academics wasted precious time performing research thereby replicating already published results. READ MORE Belonging insecurity in STEM courses can affect grades Phys.org As a first-year college student in an introductory chemistry class sits down for their midterm, which might be their first stepping stone toward a career in academia, research or medicine, a thought may swirl through their head alongside valence numbers, molar masses and oxidation states — an anxiety that forms itself into a supposition: "Maybe people like me don't belong in this class." READ MORE Academic pipeline programs for underrepresented students that work Diverse Issues in Higher Education Despite decades of trying to bolster faculty diversity, the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities who become professors, especially in science and engineering, remains starkly low. However, some academic pipeline programs stand out at bringing more underrepresented students into the academy than their peers. So, what's working? And what's not? READ MORE .CAREER ADVICE How private practice helped this doctor find work-life balance American Medical Association Hospital and health system employment can offer stable income and leadership opportunities in large organizations, but many physicians need something else: work-life balance, time to raise a family and greater control over their personal and professional lives. READ MORE 5 strategies for women to negotiate higher salaries MarketWatch As employment rates rise, it's more important than ever for women to know their worth and negotiate their pay. For women over 50 and nearing retirement, negotiating a higher salary can also help close the retirement savings gap with men. READ MORE .MOTHERHOOD & STEM Academic mothers, professional identity and COVID-19 Wiley Online Library Based on a collection of auto-ethnographic narratives that reflect our experiences as academic mothers at an Australian university, this paper seeks to illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on our career cycles in order to explore alternative feminist models of progression and practice in Higher Education. Collectively, we span multiple disciplines, parenting profiles, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. READ MORE These jobs slap a 'motherhood penalty' on women (even if they don't have kids) Fast Company Unfounded assumptions about how motherhood affects worker productivity can harm women's careers in science, technology, engineering and math long before they are — or even intend to become — mothers, according to a new study. READ MORE .GIRLS in STEM Ada Twist, Scientist review: Brilliant children's TV for the curious New Scientist Based on Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts's bestselling picture book series, the creatives behind Ada Twist, Scientist always knew that their Netflix adaptation would have a lot to live up to. Thankfully, a brilliant team has been amassed to bring the animated show to life. READ MORE Want more women in science? Start early and listen to girls Forbes Women account for only 29% of the STEM labor force and 34.5% of STEM faculty at the nation's colleges and universities. Women of color are even more underrepresented — making up 4.8% of the STEM workforce and 3.8% of STEM faculty. 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