AWIS Receives Grant from Elsevier Foundation for Work/Life Balance Programs

AWIS has received a three-year grant from the Elsevier Foundation in the amount of $105,000 for a new project: "AWIS Leading Women to Create Their Own Personal Work/Life Balance." The program will be launched on Feb. 16 in Chicago.  Read the complete press release.

2009 AWIS Fellow Reception and Program Meeting at the AAAS Conference in Chicago - February 15 and 16, 2009

Please join us at the 2009 AWIS Fellows Reception to honor the new class of AWIS Fellows.  Additionally, the Chicago Chapter of AWIS will be hosting a open Networking and Program Meeting with AWIS Coach, Dr. Marlanda English, presenting a workshop entitled: Learn to Juggle without Joining the Circus: Strategies to Deal with Your Career and Work-Life Balance Challenges.

http://www.awis.org/Whatworksworkshop/awiseventsinchicago.html

Victory for Equal Pay

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act won approval in the U.S. Senate on Friday, January 23, 2009. The bill extends the statute of limitations for filing pay discrimination suits and also allows workers to sue for each discriminatory check, not just the first 180 days of unfair pay. It is a great step forward in providing equality for women. The AWIS Advocacy Committee joined with women's coalitions in Washington DC and around the county to push the legislation forward. Read about the pay gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.