Remembering Susan Solomon: a Champion for Gender Equity in STEM
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Susan was a woman of enormous talent and strategic vision, who propelled the world […]
What is CWAMS’ Faculty Advisory Network?
The vision of CWAMS is to advance gender equity in academic medicine and science by changing the culture through the advancement of women into leadership […]
Pandemic requires focused action to enable women researchers to persevere!
The Covid-19 pandemic has levied disproportionate effects on women in all walks of life, and thus predictably within our halls of academia. A recent commentary, […]
No surprise – gender related salary gaps persist in academic medicine.
This year’s AAMC review of faculty salaries recognized, once again, the persistent salary gap of >20% between men and women faculty in academic medicine. Recently, […]
CWAMS Faculty Advisory Network Pilot Program Underway
The CWAMS Faculty Advisory Network pilot program successfully launched in the spring of 2021, offering individually-tailored support, services, and expertise for established women faculty […]
CWAMS Virtual Event Identifies Strategies for Advancing Gender Equity in Academic Medicine & Why it Can’t Wait for the Pandemic to End
On July 15, 2020, the Center for Women in Academic Medicine and Science hosted a virtual event titled “The Time is Now: Fostering an Inclusive Culture […]
Increasing gender diversity in the STEM research workforce | Science
A powerful statement by a group of renowned scientists makes substantive recommendations for policies that protect, advance, and support women in […]
Is Academic Medicine Making Mid-Career Women Physicians Invisible? | Journal of Women’s Health
In a recent publication, Lewiss et. al asked the following question, “Is academic medicine making mid-career women physicians invisible?” In this perspective piece, they […]
Institutional Report Cards for Gender Equality | Cell
In 2015, the New York Stem Cell Foundation, under the leadership of Susan Solomon, published their recommendations for advancing gender equity […]
Unplugging the Pipeline | New England Journal of Medicine
Beeler et al, in a recent NEJM Perspective piece (Unplugging the Pipeline — A Call for Term Limits in Academic Medicine) address a repetitive theme: […]