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 […]
Women and folks of other underrepresented identities often get asked to serve on diversity initiatives. We volunteer our time for committees, panels, speaking engagements, mentorship programs, and more. These initiatives are super important, but time spent working on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is time not spent doing other work-related […]
Welcome to our blog series, Research Highlights! On the second Monday of each month, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, submit a nomination form! This Month’s Research Highlight:Nadler, L.E., M.I. […]
“As you move through your career, give your sisters in fisheries a hand up! Cultivate those relationships for the long-term.”
By Heather Moncrief-Cox Who doesn’t love art?! It can help improve nearly any mood, whether you’re viewing art or creating it. We’ve gathered together information on some wonderful women artists to showcase their amazing talents and contributions to marine science. I’ll be adding a few of their pieces to my […]
It’s pretty easy to identify hostile, overt sexism. But what about its partner, benevolent sexism? Something that sounds so nice and well-intentioned must be relatively harmless, right? Wrong. Benevolent sexism is NOT at all harmless. In fact, research shows it may end up having more negative effects on women than […]
Welcome to our blog series, Research Highlights! On the second Monday of each month, we debut newly published fisheries research by our women of fisheries colleagues. If you have research you would like to highlight and share with our readers, submit a nomination form! This Month’s Research Highlight:King, K.B.S., M.T. […]
“Don’t let anyone tell you what the “right” timeline in for your life, your degree, or your career trajectory.”