﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:59:46 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The Biophysical Society  - CPOW</title><link>https://www.biophysics.org:443/blog?ctl=RSS&amp;amp;mid=788&amp;amp;ev=1&amp;amp;CategoryID=28&amp;amp;CategoryName=CPOW</link><atom:link href="https://www.biophysics.org:443/blog?ctl=RSS&amp;mid=788&amp;ev=1&amp;CategoryID=28&amp;CategoryName=CPOW" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Why I Quit the Gender Initiative After Four Years]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/why-i-quit-the-gender-initiative-after-4-years</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/14697/Pernilla_Wittung-Stafshede.jpg" length="72716"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ I thought I would make the world a better place – or at least my university. I failed my mission - even if there were many smaller successes. 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Fully discussing this report ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/pipeline-leaks-require-institutional-transformation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-3514]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Gender equality accreditation programs: a solution to gender inequality in academia?]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/gender-equality-accreditation-programs-a-solution-to-gender-inequality-in-academia</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/3215/pws.jpg" length="39717"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ To perform world-class research and education, universities must strive towards gender balance among employees, from students to professors. Scientific data supports the idea that diverse teams ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/gender-equality-accreditation-programs-a-solution-to-gender-inequality-in-academia</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-3215]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Confidence is Key]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/confidence-is-key</link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, I went to the “How to present your best self” workshop led by Karen Fleming (John Hopkins) and Linda Columbus (UVA). The main message of the session was Confidence is key to success! And in ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/confidence-is-key</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-3059]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[On the State of Professional Opportunities for Women in Biophysics: Bertrand C.W. Tanner]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics-bertrand-cw-tanner</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/2970/tanner-bert.jpg" length="22708"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  To investigate perceptions about the state of women in science, the BPS Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women is hosting a blog series where members can express their views on the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics-bertrand-cw-tanner</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-2970]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[On the State of Professional Opportunities for Women in Biophysics: Marina Ramirez-Alvarado]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics-marina-ramirez-alvarado</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1557/council-marina_ramirez_alvarado.jpg" length="695408"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  To investigate perceptions about the state of women in science, the BPS Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women is hosting a blog series where members can express their views on the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics-marina-ramirez-alvarado</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-1557]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[On the State of Professional Opportunities for Women in Biophysics]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1474/sfscarlata.jpg" length="40606"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ At last year’s BPS meeting, while talking with several of you about how the Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) can better serve the BPS membership, I learned — much to my ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/on-the-state-of-professional-opportunities-for-women-in-biophysics</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-1474]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Everything You Need to Know about BPS Travel Awards]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bps-travel160awards</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1465/Golden-Gate-bridge.jpg" length="13069"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ A month and a half remains before the abstract submission and travel award application deadlines for the Biophysical Society’s 62nd Annual Meeting, being held in San Francisco, California, February ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bps-travel160awards</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-1465]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>