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  • This is an informal group of women scientists, graduate students, and staff at CfA who meet to discuss topics of mutual interest. These topics might include career paths, work-family issues, research problems, parenting, politics, rewards, salaries, advisors, mentors, promotions, policies ... etc. - whatever the group wants to bring up.

    We are planning to start up again - post-COVID - in 2023 .... Stay tuned!

  • To communicate with this group, email cfawis@cfa

    Current Meetings

  • Friday, December 2, 2022, 2:30 pm, Pratt Conference Room, Diversity and Inclusion at NASA/Kennedy Space Center (Cancelled)

    Rebecca Baturin (CfA) will share her experiences: Lessons Learned from Data Driven Diversity and Inclusion Decision Making at the NASA/Kennedy Space Center.


  • Friday, November 18, 2022, 2:00 pm, Pratt Conference Room, The Australia Experience: How to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy

    Lisa Kewley, Director of CfA will discuss her experiences in Australia which have been documented in two publications which can be downloaded here: (1) Diversity and Inclusion in Australian Astronomy, (2) Closing the Gender Gap in the Australian Astronomy Workforce.


  • Friday, October 28, 2022 2:00 pm, Pratt Conference Room, Gender Disparity in Publication

    Meridith Joyce (STScI) will be here in Cambridge to discuss her paper (2022, PubASP, 134: 080503) which can be downloaded here: Gender Disparity in Publishing Six Months After the KITP Workshop Probes of Transport in Stars.


  • Friday, September 30, 2022, 2:00 pm, Pratt Conference Room, CfAWIS: Open Discussion

    Andrea Dupree (CfA) will lead a discussion on interests and programs for CfAWIS this new year after a COVID hiatus. We will hear what else is currently happening at CfA from the Conduct Subcommittee and the EIJC. Come with ideas, books to discuss, folks who should be invited to speak, and anything else!






    Links to Past Programs and Reference Material

  • Programs for 2017-2019-COVID can be found here.

  • Programs for 2016-7 can be found here.

  • Programs for 2015-6 can be found here.

  • Programs for 2014 can be found here.

  • Programs for 2008-2013 can be found here.

  • Programs for 2007-2008 (Semester 1 and 2) can be found here.

  • Programs for 2006-2007 (Semester 1 and 2) can be found here.

  • Programs for 2005 can be found here.

Last modified on 26 September 2023.
Comments or Questions? Contact dupree@cfa