Related Associations and Organizations
National
- National AWIS
- The Wage Project
- Graduate Women in Science
- Ellevate
- Innovation Women
- The Social Scientist
Local
- Science Club for Girls
- Women Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (WEST)
- Mass Biotechnology Council
- Propel Careers
- Society of Women Engineers, Boston
Miscellaneous Resources
AAUW WorkSmart Salary Negotiation Workshops & Work Smart Online
AAUW Work Smart Online is a FREE self-paced online salary negotiation workshop, designed to empower women with the skills and confidence to negotiate for fair pay.
Women in Science and Engineering: 50 Must-Read Bloggers
You’ll be sure to find something interesting, inspiring, or simply refreshing.
Articles of Interest
- Improving diversity in the Life Sciences Industry: MassBio/Liftstream Report on Gender Diversity
- “MASS AWIS: Supporting women in science for over a decade”
A Nature Biotechnology article by MASS AWIS 2015 president Tooba Cheema and founding past president of MASS AWIS, Joanne Kamens - “A Mentoring Program for Women Scientists Meets a Pressing Need”
An incredible Nature Biotechology article by MASS AWIS 2011 President: Masha Hareli discussing our local chapter’s successful mentoring program. - “Beating the Odds: Remarkable Women in Science”
- “How To Survive and Thrive in the Mother-Mentor Marathon”
A great article by Harvard Professor and mother, Galit Lahav - “Mass uprising of women in science”
A Nature article by founding past president of MASS AWIS, Joanne Kamens and MASS AWIS 2006 Administrator, Karen Yee - Women in Data Science: 4 perspectives
Mentoring circle resources
For more information click here (this links to mentoring circle>resources for mentoring circles)
Books of Interest
- Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work by Deborah Tannen
- Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
- Hardball for Women by Pat Heim
- Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists by Ellen Daniell
- She’s Such a Geek! Women write about science, technology & other nerdy stuff edited by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders
- Intuition (A Novel) by Allegra Goodman
- The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science by Elga Wasserman
- Breaking the Mold: Redesigning Work for Productive and Satisfying Lives by Lotte Bailyn
- Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Career by Lois Frankel
- Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever