> Karen Kustedjo (kujo at cco.caltech.edu)
> I have heard about the National Association of Professional and
> Graduate
> Students (NAGPS) through a forwarded email about them trying to stop
> the government from taxing tuition waivers and the Association of
> Women
> in Science (AWIS) through other friends.
>> I was wondering if anybody belonged to either/both organizations, and
> could comment on them.
I belong to AWIS (when I remember to send in my renewals! sheepish ;-)
which sponsors a newsletter and local chapter activities. They
also sponsor national events, and recently did a study on women in
science with the provocative name of "warming up a chilly climate".
(I hope I remembered that correctly! ) In San
Diego, where the chapter is quite active, activities include mentoring
and science fair programs, and a regular career-in-bioscience
conference every couple of years, as well as other events
including talks and social/networking get-togethers. While I'm
not very active in the group, I think it is a good way for
women scientists to meet and discuss issues of importantce, and
our membership contributes to women scientists
establishing a voice of influence in the profession.
--
-susan
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