AASWomen Newsletter for September 27, 2024

AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy
Issue of September 27, 2024
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell

[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. –eds.]

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1. Workshopping Success Beyond Research 
From: Emily Rice via womeninastronomy.blogspot.com 

Have you ever experienced workshop whiplash, in a good way? It’s a term I just came up with to describe what I’m feeling after attending the “Empowering Diverse Voices to Communicate Science” supported by the AAPT. I had applied for the workshop on a whim, not fully knowing what to expect. It sounded interesting, fit into my schedule, and offered travel support, so I took a chance on it. Now that I’m home (after delays from the CrowdStrike debacle), I can’t believe how much I learned in just one day, and I’m eager to follow up on so many opportunities!

Read more at

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2. Request for Comments: F.18 MOSAICS DRAFT Text  
From: Padi Boyd [patricia.t.boyd_at_nasa.gov]

NASA has released draft text for F.18 MOSAICS Five-Year Collaboration Awards. Comments and questions concerning this draft are due by November 22, 2024.

When it is solicited, F.18 Mentorship and Opportunities in STEM with Academic Institutions for Community Success (MOSAICS) Five-Year Collaboration Awards will solicit proposals for up to five years of funding to support longer-term research and mentoring collaborations between scientists and engineers at NASA Centers or Facilities and faculty at institutions historically underfunded by NASA. Three funding categories are available: Small, Medium, and Large, corresponding up to ~$200,000/year, ~$500,000/year, and ~$1M/year, respectively, including indirect costs.

More about the funding opportunity can be found at

Please submit comments on the draft at

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3. Gender-plus analysis of Canadian science and engineering grants
From: Jeremy Bailin [jbailin_at_ua.edu]

Gender Based Analysis Plus is an analytical process used by the Government of Canada to assess how diverse groups of individuals may experience policies, programs and initiatives. The “Plus” recognizes that GBA goes beyond biological (sex) and socio cultural (gender) differences. We all have multiple identity factors that intersect to make us who we are; GBA Plus considers many other identity factors, like race, ethnicity, religion, age and mental or physical disability.

In this report, we summarize the main findings from the GBA Plus conducted for these funding opportunities and identify the main themes that arise from the recommendations proposed following each of these GBA Plus processes.

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4. Job Opportunities

For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:

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