“Have confidence in your knowledge and skills that you bring. If you don’t know something, ask questions. And don’t be afraid to jump in.”
Category: Voices
Last year, several members of Women of Fisheries and allies published an article in Fisheries and a summary in the Fisheries Blog discussing how to be an ally to women in science. The same 3 steps to become a better ally that were highlighted in the Fisheries Blog apply even […]
We all have a voice, so whenever you can, lift up others and invite them to the fisheries table.
As we close out another unique year full of its own set of challenges and uncertainties, we want to celebrate the bright moments of 2021. And our group has much to toast to this year! The women of fisheries have celebrated new jobs, new family members, new homes in new […]
Say hello to Sara Turner, the newest Women of Fisheries Board Member!
This week we focus on one simple action that can have a huge impact: sharing your pronouns! Why share pronouns? Being misgendered sucks and has harmful consequences for folks. One easy action cisgender people (i.e., those whose gender expression aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth) can take […]
“Keep pushing to make this career path better for the next cohort- not just women, everyone. “
Instead of our regular first Monday profile of a women in science, for Labor Day we’d like to acknowledge all of the pioneers of the labor movement in the United States that led to improvements in employment conditions for workers such as the eight-hour workday, safe working conditions, and minimum […]
Three years ago a handful of women came together to kick off the Women of Fisheries group as a space for women to connect, share stories, ask questions, learn from each other, and together tackle some of the issues facing women in our field. Since then, we have grown into […]
As a woman in the fisheries field, it can be hard to take a break. Students or early career professionals may feel like any pause in their work will put them too far behind their peers. More established scientists have too many responsibilities to comfortably sneak away for a week […]