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Cultivating Leadership for Change and Justice in the Geosciences
ESWN is thrilled to be a media sponsor for this upcoming workshop series… Cultivation Leadership for Change and Justice in the Geosciences: A Virtual Workshop Series Sponsored by Geoscientists of Color and Allies More information here: https://ethicsandequitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cultivating-Change_Workshop-Flyer_11_20.pdf
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Matched donations to the AGU WONDER Fund
From now until October 10th, ESWN will be matching donations to the AGU WONDER Fund, up to $1000! The WONDER Fund was established by the Women Doing Science project, to provide funding and mentorship opportunities to Black and indigenous womxn doing work in the earth and space sciences, inclusive of non-gender conforming individuals. AGU has…
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NEW!! ESWN Discussion Board
If you’re a long time member of ESWN, you’ll recall that we had a very active online discussion board on the ESWN website. For a number of reasons, we had to disable this component of ESWN membership. The main factor was the daily monitoring to fend off cyber-bots from hacking into the system. If you’re…
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ADVANCEGeo Research Spotlight
The ADVANCEGeo team has published a new paper on hostile climates as barriers to diversifying the geosciences that summarizes the cultural & structural barriers to broaden participation in the geosciences & identify a range of strategies to dismantle these barriers. This article is part of a special issue on Diversity and equality in the geosciences…
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Statement From ESWN
We are living in deeply troubling and challenging times — when racism and social inequities are ever so present, and continue to perpetuate in our society. The Earth Science Women’s Network recognizes that these events are unfolding in a context where people of color continue to be subjected to systemic injustices based on the color…
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ESWN Facemasks
Facemasks are now available for purchase at the ESWN Store! We have three different designs available in both adult and youth sizing. Grab one now for yourself, family, friends, or colleagues.
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Soliciting ESWN Pandemic Experiences
In speaking with ESWN Members, they expressed that in media depictions of women in science during the pandemic their experiences were not always being represented. Therefore, ESWN is soliciting pandemic experiences from our members, whether they are positive or negative. Please fill out this form if you would like to contribute your experience. We would…
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Online Teaching Resources for the Earth and Environmental Sciences
Due to COVID-19 many K-12 schools, colleges, and universities are temporarily moving to online instruction in order to slow the spread of this virus that has caused a global pandemic. This switch to online instruction is challenging, particularly due to the rapid change. We saw a community need for resources to help instructors with this…
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Endowment Achieved!
ESWN is excited to announce that we have successfully achieved our $150,000 Endowment. This has been made possible by $100,000 in generous donations by people like you (Thank you!) and a generous $50,000 matching grant from the Madison Community Foundation. This endowment will provide base funding for ESWN now and into the future! Thank you…
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