Association for Women in Science

Useful Links AWIS AWIS National Site Opportunities and Organizations Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) Illinois Science Council University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division Postdoctoral Association Northwestern University Postdoc Organization Northwestern University Bioopportunities Seminar Series Employment Links for the Biomedical Scientist Graduate Level Fellowships and Scholarships for Women in Science and Engineering AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships Project Exploration: provides outreach opportunities and training for women interested in education/youth programs ARCS Foundation: national women�s organization that is dedicated to raising money for scholarships for students from outstanding colleges and universities majoring in the natural sciences, engineering and medicine. Women in Science in Chicago University of Chicago Women in Science Women in Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago American Association of University Women - Illinois Chapter National Organization for Women - Chicago Chapter Ann Ida Gannon, Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University The Society of Women Engineers, Chicago Regional Section Join the Illinois Women's Health Registry: The Institute for Women�s Health Research at Northwestern University has developed the Registry to improve our understanding of women�s health status in Illinois by tracking general trends over time and to identify a pool of women who are interested in participating in important research to advance women�s health. Chicago Area Science Companies Abbott Laboratories ACGT Argonne Astellas Baxter Chromatin Dade Behring/Siemens ICON Illinois State Police-Forensic Science Division Kraft Foods Motorola Nanosphere OhmX Ovation Pharmaceuticals Sencon Sg2 Takeda Tap Pharmaceuticals Tools for Job Searching Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) ScienceCareers.org Career Trends Away From the Bench booklet 2009 Science Career Basics Recommended Reading L'Oreal Women in Science Booklet Women of Science: Righting the Record, 1990. G Kass-Simon and Patricia Farnes Eds. Univ. of Indiana Press, Indianapolis, IN. Back to School: Five Myths About Girls and Science DOES GENDER MATTER? The suggestion that women are not advancing in science because of innate inability is being taken seriously by some high-profile academics. Ben A. Barres explains what is wrong with the hypothesis. Click HERE to access the article. Getting to Yes : Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, William Ury, Bruce Patton, William Ury Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office : 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers; See Jane Lead Lois P. Frankel