Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA)

1. •To subscribe to the weekly CSWA newsletter -
   

        http://lists.aas.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aaswlis

1. •Website - http://www.aas.org/cswa/
   

2. •Blog - http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/
   

3. •STATUS semiannual publication - http://www.aas.org/cswa/STATUS.html
   

4. •Pasadena Recommendations - http://www.aas.org/cswa/pasadenarecs.html
   

5. •Resources wrt the “two-body problem”, “work-life” balance, mentoring, sexual harassment, unconscious bias, and re-entering the work force after a career break -
   

        http://www.aas.org/cswa/resources.html

1. •Mentoring advice - http://www.aas.org/cswa/advice.html
   

Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA)

1. •Website - http://csma.aas.org/
   

2. •SPECTRUM biannual publication - http://csma.aas.org/spectrum.html
   

3. •Links to presentations from previous AAS sessions on mentoring -
   

        http://csma.aas.org/events.html

1. •Research on the benefits of diversity in higher education -
   

        http://csma.aas.org/issues.html

1. •Minority faculty recruitment, promotion, and tenure - http://csma.aas.org/issues.html
   

2. •Affirmative Action - http://csma.aas.org/issues.html
   

NSF ADVANCE grant program to recruit and retain women in STEM careers

1. •Website - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383
   

2. •Portal to search for NSF ADVANCE websites relevant to your topic of interest -
   

        http://www.portal.advance.vt.edu/index.php/search

Bridge Programs, Increasing Diversity in Departments

1. •Columbia University Bridge to PhD Program in the Natural Sciences - http://academicplanning.columbia.edu/bridge-phd-program-natural-sciences
   

2. •Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool/bridge/
   

3. •University of Washington Pre-MAP (pre-major in astronomy program) - http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/premap/
   

Miscellaneous

1. •NSF postdoctoral mentoring plan requirement -
   

        www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/Sample_Postdoc_Mentoring_Plan.doc

1. •National Postdoctoral Association, mentoring plan suggestions -
   

        http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/publications/mentoring-plans/mentoring-plan

1. •MIT Mentors & Postdocs Toolkit - http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs & in particular, http://web.mit.edu/mitpostdocs/PostdocWebDocs/Mentor%20toolkit%20w.%20intro-policy-mentor%20plan%20outline%203-2-11.docx
   

2. •Statistics on trends in the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in STEM - http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/women/
   

3. •‘Decade of Lessons Learned’ article on models of success and barriers to success in STEM programs at 4 Minority Institutions - cmmap.colostate.edu/scienceEd/docs/WalterEtal.pdf
   

4. •Univ. of Washington’s ‘Faculty Retention Toolkit’ -- guide to chairs and deans to facilitate retention and advancement of women/minority faculty -
   

        http://www.engr.washington.edu/advance/resources/Retention/index.html

1. •Association for Women in Science mentoring resources -
   

        http://www.mass-awis.org/mentoring

1. •MentorNet - http://www.mentornet.net/
   

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