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By spreading awareness and becoming more mindful of these challenges that have been faced in the days of Martha Chase, but also still today, we can make the scientific community a better place. There are several groups and programs that help advocate against gender inequality in science which include the following:
500 Women Scientists
500 Women Scientists
500 Women Scientists is a global grassroots organization founded in 2016 to help empower women to grow to their full potential in science, increase scientific literacy through public engagement, and advocate for science and equality. Members meet regularly and center discussions on matters that deeply connect with their communities, aligning with their mission and values. Within these gatherings, they cultivate support networks, devise strategic initiatives, and actively implement plans to drive change and progress (Bohon et al. 2017).
Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL)
Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL)
Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning is a recently developed online learning model that is particularly effective for improving the academic achievement and retention of students who have been marginalized in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). These marginalized groups include women and members of underrepresented minority groups (Maxwell and Wiles 2022).
Athena SWAN
Athena SWAN
Athena SWAN is a charter established in 2005 to help promote gender quality through structural and cultural changes. The acronym SWAN stands for Scientific Women's Academic Network. The Athena SWAN Charter promotes and recognizes commitment to advance women’s careers in higher education and research in four key areas which include, the progression of students into academia, journey through career milestones, working environment for all staff, and representation (Ovseiko et al. 2017).
References
References
Bohon W, Bartel BA, Pendergrass AG, Ramirez KS, Vijayaraghavan R, Weintraub SR, Zelikova TJ. 2017. 500 Women Scientists: Science Advocacy Through Community Action. American Geophysical Union. [accessed 2023 Nov 14]. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AGUFMPA33A0359B/abstract.
Maxwell MC, Wiles JR. 2022. Cyber Peer Led Team Learning (cPLTL) Supports Marginalized Groups, Including Women, in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching. [accessed 2023 Nov 14];48(1):10-16. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1350834.
Ovseiko PV, Chapple A, Edmunds LD, Ziebland S. 2017. Advancing gender equality through the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science: an exploratory study of women’s and men’s perceptions. Health Research Policy and Systems. [accessed 2023 Nov 14];15(12). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0177-9.
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