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Welcome to AWIS Palo Alto
AWIS Palo Alto has been connecting Peninsula women in science for more than 3 decades. In fact on April 16th, 2020, we celebrated our 35th anniversary. There are monthly chapter meetings featuring distinguished speakers on a wide range of topics. We invite you to join us and participate in any activities that interest you. The friends you make at AWIS will enhance your career potential and your unique input can shape the future of the AWIS Palo Alto organization for the better. AWIS Palo Alto provides career support and inspiration by building community among women in science and technology.
Announcements
A Statement of Solidarity
In the last month we have had many stark reminders of the racial inequality that is a daily reality for many. Too many lives have been needlessly lost and we as a community must take action. The AWIS Palo Alto Board acknowledges and stands against systemic racism, and we call on our network to join us. The time for diversity, inclusion and belonging is now, and it is needed in our homes, our neighborhoods and our workplaces—everywhere. AWIS Palo Alto is a place where diversity is valued and celebrated. See the National AWIS CEO and Board President's Statement of Solidarity. Our community is nurtured to be an inclusive environment where members can freely express themselves, but we need to expand that belonging outside of AWIS.
By being silent or by accepting ‘business as usual,’ we are only perpetuating the harm of systemic racism. We encourage our STEM community to use whatever privilege you have to empower positive change. Apply your professional influence to diverse and inclusive hiring and retention practices. Educate yourself on the issues and your role in them. Challenge yourself not to look away. Provide mentoring and sponsorship for minority colleagues and amplify their voices. Participate in making space for new approaches and ideas, including employee resource groups. Most importantly speak up when you witness bias, discrimination or racism.
Ending systemic racism is a shared responsibility, and will require sustained commitment. However, the AWIS Palo Alto Board is optimistic that our STEM community members, who learn and adapt constantly in their work to provide innovative technologies, can rise to the challenge of making the STEM community safe and equitable for all. We as a Board are constantly inspired by the energy, insights and empathy of our members, and we commit to providing you resources for becoming agents of change.
Yours in Science and Social Justice,
The AWIS Palo Alto Board
Chapter Elections 2020-21
AWIS-PA Chapter members, be on the watch for a link to the cast your vote in electing the executive board.
AWIS-PA Chapter members, be on the watch for a link to the cast your vote in electing the executive board.
Upcoming Chapter Events
May -
5/26/2020 - Get Known Everywhere Using Publicity. A Zoom Event.
Click Here for more information and RSVP
5/5/2020 - Global Entrepreneurship: Navigating New Cultures and Markets. A Zoom Workshop.
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May -
5/26/2020 - Get Known Everywhere Using Publicity. A Zoom Event.
Click Here for more information and RSVP
5/5/2020 - Global Entrepreneurship: Navigating New Cultures and Markets. A Zoom Workshop.
Click Here for more information and RSVP
Upcoming AWIS Mentoring and AWIS-NCC Events 2019-20
9/27/2020 - AWIS-NCC 26th Annual Banquet a Virtual Event. More information is coming soon.
Special Offer from SRI Federal Credit Union for Becoming a New Member
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We are excited to announce a partnership with SRI Federal Credit Union, located on the SRI International Menlo Park campus. What this means for existing AWIS members is the ability to open an account at an exclusive local financial institution dedicated to offering personalized service at competitive rates. If you are not yet an AWIS member and would like to join, SRI FCU will pay the first year’s AWIS membership (National and/or PA Chapter) dues for the Palo Alto Chapter. Simply call, click or visit their branch to open a savings and checking account. Take advantage of this special offer TODAY! |
Special and Limited Edition AWIS-PA T-Shirts
Designed by a renowned Italian Fashion Designer especially for the March for Science on 4/22/2017. A day forever to remember where hundreds of thousands of marchers joined forces and took on to the streets and plazas around the US and the world in support of science! People from all walks of life participated in this historic day to make it heard that without science no advancements in humanity are achieved.
T-shirts sold for $25 and all proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund. To purchase please email the AWIS-PA president.
The Palo Alto chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS-Palo Alto) was founded in 1983 by Rivka Sherman-Gold to:
- provide networking opportunities for women in science at all levels
- foster career development and advancement for women in science
- raise public awareness of the scientific and technological skills of women
- work with other scientific, educational, and women's organizations in developing national and community programs that meet the above goals
- provide recognition for women scientists in order to advance the above goals
Thank you to our corporate sponsors
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Smoliar Foundation |
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In Kind |
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