Resources and Support for Women+:
Penn State Gender Equity Center
Penn State Women in the Science and Engineering
Career Planning for Women: Workshop given by Career Services on February 28 2014 that was specifically put together for PAW+.
“Gender Issues in Physics: Unconscious Bias, Stereotype Threat, and Imposter Syndrome”: A presentation given by Joan Schmelz during CUWiP 2014 at PSU.
Penn State Center For Women Students
Women+ International in Theoretical Physics
Penn State Commission for Women
Facebook Group for Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy
AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA)
APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP)
Ohio State Women in Physics Blog
Ensuring Libraries Are Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive
IGEN: An NSF INCLUDES Alliance
USC Equity in Graduate Education Resource Center
Resources and Support for Minorities:
APS National Mentoring Community (NMC)
APS NMC Emergency Aid for Mentees
American Institute of Physics Diversity Initiatives
Society of Indigenous Physicists
National Society of Hispanic Physicists
National Society of Black Physicists
African American Women in Physics
The Penn State Student Black Caucus:
Penn State Black Student Union
Latinx Community at Penn State
Penn State Latinx Leadership Institute
Penn State Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association
LGBTQ+ Resources:
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) at Penn State
Penn State Rainbow Science Network
Penn State Center for Sexual and Gender Diversitiy
Penn State LGBTQ+ Student Organizations:
Equity and Inclusion:
Equity and Inclusion in Physics and Astronomy: A very active Facebook group that often has interesting links posted to it.
Penn State Neurodiversity Peer Group
AAS Working Group on Accessibility and Disability
Allyship Resources:
Resources for educating yourself about the experiences of underrepresented groups and improving allyship.
Look for any sources *by* members of the group whose experiences you want to learn about.
Attend events organized by other student groups like those listed on this page.
A few to get you started:
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Papers and Articles:
Girls Lead in Science Exam, but Not in the United States
The Last Word on Nothing Guest Post: Oh, I Thought You Were a Guy
“Impostors” Downshift Career Goals
Afraid of Being ‘Found Out?’ Overcome Impostor Syndrome
Solve This Math Problem: The Gender Gap
Gender and Sexual Diversity Issues in Physics: The Audience Speaks