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 October 26, 2021 .AWIS UPDATES The Innovation & Leadership Issue is here! The new issue of AWIS Magazine features an interview with Dr. Marie A. Bernard, NIH's Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, and a variety of perspectives on leadership from women in science. READ MORE A conversation with co-founder and CEO of Mothers in Science Join us on Thursday, November 18 at 3 p.m. EDT for a webinar featuring Dr. Isabel Torres. She will discuss the invisible barriers that push mothers out of STEM and why motherhood should be at the center of interventions addressing the gender gap in STEM. REGISTER .HOT HEADLINES Mariah Carey encourages women to enter the crypto game, support Black Girls Code Entrepreneur Mariah Carey is partnering with cryptocurrency platform Gemini on a new campaign aiming at making the asset class less daunting and more accessible to women. Fifty-percent of "cryptocurious" potential investors are women. The company's hope is that, as a recent convert herself, Carey can get women from her diverse international fanbase into the crypto world. READ MORE Advocating for women entrepreneurs: A conversation with Women Impacting Public Policy President and CEO Candace Waterman Forbes October is National Women's Small Business Month, where we take time to recognize the achievements of female entrepreneurs and their positive impact on the economy. Prior to COVID-19, women were the fastest growing segment of small business owners in the U.S. READ MORE Trailblazing women who broke into engineering in the 1970s reflect on what's changed — and what hasn't The Conversation Engineering in the U.S. has long been — and continues to be — a male-dominated profession. Fifty years ago, it looked like that might change. In 1970, the percentage of women majoring in engineering was less than 1%. In 1979, that number was 9%. Today, only 21% of engineering majors are women. READ MORE .LATINA VOICES On Latina Equal Pay Day: Let's get more Latinas into tech Forbes Prior to the pandemic, Latinas in the U.S. were paid 45% less than their white male counterparts, a number that has remained stagnant the last three decades. Since the pandemic, Hispanic women have faced a steeper decline in employment (‑21%) than other groups of women and men, according to a study by Pew Research. READ MORE I'm a leading Latina in tech — here's how to ensure you're paid what you're worth Ms. Magazine Women in our country face a significant pay gap, earning just 84% of what men earn. This number hasn't budged in 15 years. If you're a woman and want to earn what a man does, you better be prepared to work 42 extra days a year. READ MORE .WOMEN in LEADERSHIP Should the next NIH director hold a medical degree? Science An M.D. requirement could shrink the pool of high-profile POC and women researchers — ruling out not just Doudna, but also others, including biochemist Erin O'Shea, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the largest private funders of biomedical research in the United States, and neurobiologist Cori Bargmann, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, another large funding philanthropy. READ MORE Research: Women leaders took on even more invisible work during the pandemic Harvard Business Review The events of the last year and a half have put intense pressure on companies to do more to support employees and act on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Women leaders are meeting this moment and taking on the extra work that comes with it — but they're not getting recognized or rewarded for it. READ MORE How to raise your leadership EQ Inside Higher Ed In the academic environment, we put a premium on the ability to tackle complicated problems in a nuanced way and to reason at a high level. This approach emphasizes the components of general intelligence, the set of highly correlated cognitive skills that some people associate with IQ tests or other measures. READ MORE .WOMEN and EDUCATION Study finds women, honor students prefer active learning spaces Phys.org The Association of American Universities has made a recent push to encourage institutions to install more active learning spaces on campuses. A new study from the University of Kansas found that active learning classrooms can be a way to attract more women to STEM fields and keep students enrolled and engaged. READ MORE Want your daughter to go to the C-Suite? Send her to a women's college Forbes Over the past five decades, the number of women's colleges in the U.S. has dropped drastically — from 200 schools in the 1960s to just 37 in the Women's College Coalition this year. READ MORE .CAREER ADVICE Asking for a raise doesn't have to be scary — here's how to approach the conversation with confidence Business Insider For some, the idea of asking for more money at work makes our palms sweaty and our legs limp as a panicky-feeling settles deep inside our souls. Research shows that at least half of all workers never ask for a raise because they are afraid of what might happen next. READ MORE 5 tips for women in tech to prevent WFH burnout Forbes Everyone knows that COVID-19 has increased the number of workers working remotely. While much research has been done on the impact of working from home on mental, physical and business productivity, work-from-home burnout, particularly among women in business leadership roles, needs special attention. READ MORE   AWIS News Brief Connect with AWIS Read previous Washington Wire eNewsletters here Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Katie Serrano, Content Editor| Contribute news AWIS 1629 K Street, Suite 300  |  Washington, DC 20006  202-827-9798  |  Contact Us  |  www.awis.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 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