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Professional Skills Development

These workshops are designed to provide women physicists with professional training in effective negotiation, communication and leadership skills, as well as a special opportunity for networking. The goal is to produce more women leaders in physics and to help these women achieve their full potential by advancing to the top ranks in their profession.

In 2010, there will be sessions for postdoctoral associates and sessions for women faculty in physics at US institutions. Space is limited, to encourage individual participation.

Women of color are especially encouraged to participate.

Workshop Background
Past Workshops

Professional Skills Workshops

Supported by NSF

Ernestine Taylor and Jane Tucker

Workshops in 2010

In 2010, two professional skills development workshops will be offered prior to the APS annual meetings:

February 12 (Washington, DC) - Post docs and senior tenured women faculty

March 14 (Portland, Oregon) - Post docs and junior, tenure-track women faculty

Workshop Program & Agenda
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Travel & Housing

Workshop Testimonials

These quotes are from evaluations given at the workshops' close.

"The workshop had a huge impact on my professional life, and I just wish more women physicists could have the opportunity to participate in such a workshop."

"You should keep this effort going: it really boosts our self-confidence. It gives us the feeling of being part of a community and gives us the mentoring that some of us are lacking."

"I can’t count the number of meetings I’ve attended in 15 years. This is the only one where I was 100% engaged from the very first minute to the very last minute. This has been life-changing."

"I gained tangible skills and tactics which I will take back and put into practice in my next department meeting."

"This has been the most effective discussion of issues and problem solving techniques that can be implemented and useful. It was not a gripe session that most of these sessions devolve into and the facilitators were very skillful and personable. I enjoyed this experience very much and I sincerely hope that more people can be exposed to this quality of workshop."

Sponsor

Support for this program has been received from the National Science Foundation under Award No. PHY-0752540.

Further Information

Email Sue Otwell.