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  Why aren't more women tenured science professors? 
 
  A new government study surveyed top-tier research universities to see how women were faring in the largely male-dominated fields of math and science
By Katherine Harmon
Scientific American Article from June 19th in response to a recent NSF study.
  http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=women-tenured-science-professors  
       
  New member benefits 
 
  AWIS-SD is proud to announce new benefits for our members. Coffee clubs, which will start on April 4, allow a smaller, focused group of peers to discuss topics relevant to them. The first group on April 4 will be for Early Career Transitions - see the AWIS calendar for signup details.
The second is a LinkedIn group specifically for our chapter members. This is a forum for whatever is on your mind. If you're looking for career advice, courses, good conferences, etc., this is your forum (www.linkedin.com - select the AWIS San Diego group).
       
  Why Women Quit Technology Careers 
 
  What if half the men in science, engineering and technology roles dropped out at midcareer? That would surely be perceived as a national crisis. Yet more than half the women in those fields leave -- most of them during their mid- to late 30s.
  http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=319212  
       
  Collection of inspiring stories about Women in Science  
 
  Excerpt: This booklet, created by Science in partnership with the L’Oréal Corporate Foundation, brings to the reader a collection of truly inspirational stories from women in all walks of life whose common passion is science. Not all are famous, but they are all successful in their own right, whether it be receiving awards, juggling both a job and a family, or fighting discrimination or cultural restrictions.

Click here to read more

       
  Women in Science News: Elizabeth Blackburn: Because science is worth it 
 
  This interview with Elizabeth Blackburn appeared in the March 24, 2008 edition of the Journal of Cell Biology.

Blackburn is one of this year's laureates for the L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award.
  http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/180/6/1056?etoc  
       
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