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MPOWIR Webinar with Colleen Mouw – Recording now available

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Events, MPOWIR Opportunities — No Comments ↓

On December 3, 2018 MPOWIR hosted a webinar on ‘Productivity and Writing’, presented by Dr. Colleen Mouw. A recording of her talk is now available on the MPOWIR website. Follow the link below if you were unable to attend, would…

Sexual Harassment: NASEM report and ADVANCEGeo online resource center launch

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

In June the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (linked below). In parallel, the NSF-funded ADVANCEGeo project released a collection of online resources…

Mentoring relationships – ‘Cheating on my mentor’

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

In the most recent edition of Science a graduate student shares their experience seeking mentorship aside from the relationship with their primary advisor. While MPOWIR exclusively offers mentoring opportunities outside the advisor-advisee role, this piece brings to light many of the potential…

Women Scientists at Sea

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice — No Comments ↓

By Lisa Beal In 2014 there was an article in Nature about the prevalence of harassment of young scientists in the field: http://www.nature.com/ and last year there was an article written by a female oceanographer about the sexual harassment she…

How can men help their female colleagues?

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

Contributed by Sonya Legg Most of our male colleagues genuinely want to eliminate gender bias in the workplace and allow everyone to succeed on a level playing field. This article, and presentation give concrete steps men can take to make…

Articles and resouces about sexual harassment

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

Contributed by LuAnne Thompson In light of recent events in the news and policy statements disseminated by federal agencies, I collected a number of articles and policies to share with Faculty, Staff and Students in the School of Oceanography at…

Separation – by Colleen Mouw

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Dual-Career Couples — No Comments ↓

In an effort to enhance our web presence, and reach a broader audience, MPOWIR will be soliciting and posting blogs from members of the oceanography community. Blogs will feature advice and opinion pieces about topics like teaching, balancing work and…

How to Level the Playing Field for Women in Science

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

How to Level the Playing Field for Women in Science The ‘baby penalty’ in academe could be eased with four key reforms By Mary Ann Mason The good news: Many more women than ever before are completing Ph.D.’s in the…

ESWN Workshop “Defining Your Research Identity”

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice — No Comments ↓

What is your vision? Where do you want to be in five years? ESWN’s workshop “Defining Your Research Identity” addresses some of the hurdles and steps in reaching your goals as a researcher. Click here for PDF of presentation “Defining…

How to Use the Fixed Schedule Strategy to Gain Scientific Productivity

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Sarah Clem Posted in Advice, Articles — No Comments ↓

This past autumn, I completed my PhD in Neurovascular Genetics. Simultaneous with writing my thesis, I finished the manuscript for my first book, which was handed one month after my PhD defense and is now published by Lulu. During this past year,…