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professional opportunities for women (CPOW)

Committee Members

Kathleen Giangiacomo, Chair	Susan Gregurick	Ruth Heidelberger
Nathan Baker	Aldrin Gomes	Vasanthi Jayaraman
James Cole	Dorit Hanein	Laura Juszczak
Maurits de Planck	Amy Harkins	Jay R. Knutson
Sharona Gordon		Rajini Rao

The CPOW is charged with increasing recognition and opportunities for women biophysicists in the Biophysical Society and in the scientific professions. The CPOW also seeks to encourage and support young women interested in biophysics and to mentor their professional development. Each year, the CPOW sponsors Annual Meeting activities.

The mission of CPOW is:

To promote science education for girls and women

To promote the advancement and retention of women and minorities in biophysics

To raise awareness of the scientific contributions of women in biophysics

To recognize the importance of balancing a career and family

To promote fair and equitable treatment and improve the climate for women in biophysics at all stages of their careers

Links of Interest

CPOW Resources

Annual Meeting Activities of the CPOW

Meetings of Interest

Membership - Join the CPOW

Networking

Education and Awareness
- A National Analysis of Diversity in Science and Engineering (2005): A comprehensive and informative report by Dr. Donna Nelson on the under representation of women in science and engineering at the nation's top 50 universities.
- Women's Participation in Science has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More to Ensure Compliance with Title IX: An informative report from the Government Accountability Office detailing how Title IX applies to discrimination of women in the academic sciences and detailing deficiencies in federal agency oversight.
- Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities: A dynamic web-based information source published by the NSF that is updated as data become available. Designed as a starting point to gather information about participation of women and minorities. Data are presented in graphs, tables and spreadsheets and are available for downloading and powerpoint presentations. (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/wmpd/about.htm
- Women in the Sciences: Left Out, Left Behind: A website posted by the National Women's Law Center that allows you to find out how many women are teaching at your school and to take action by notifying schools and the government accountability office. (http://www.womensprerogative.org/womeninsciences/)

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