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Why Join a Chapter?
Enhance your career
- Meet women in your local area in influential
positions
- Attend networking events at local universities
and companies
- Attend seminars by leading scientists on a
variety of topics
- Participate in panel discussions on topics
relevant to women in science (develop your presentation
skills)
- Develop leadership skills outside your regular
job
- Raise problems and receive suggestions in a
non-threatening environment
Expand your network
"I was able to significantly broaden my network,
because the chapter had a strong mix of members
from academia and industry."
- Attend networking dinners and events hosted
by local chapters-meet scientists in all types
of careers and at all different career stages
- Get involved as a chapter committee member
- Take on a leadership role as a chapter board
member
- Find a mentor, friend, advisor, or a new contact
Enhance your life
"A benefit that is important to me is the possibility
to connect and communicate with like-minded professional
women, with whom I have developed friendships and
support."
- Participate in forums discussing topics relevant
to women in science (e.g., balancing work and
family life, maternity leave, harassment and
discrimination, and women's perspectives on
science and science-related issues)
- Attend group tours of local museums and gardens
- Be visible as a model to young girls, through
science days, science fairs, and classroom visiting
- Help a young woman reach for a career in science,
math, or engineering
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