Leila Zelnick shares the practical advice she learned after attending a JSM panel discussion on negotiating a statistical career.
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Special Issue Devoted to Women in Statistics
This special issue of CHANCE is devoted to recognizing and celebrating women in statistics and their contributions to statistical science.
Caucus for Women in Statistics at JSM
Members of the Caucus for Women in Statistics invites you to join them at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston.
Where Have All the Tenured Women Gone?
Ingram Olkin explains the fluctuation of the number of tenured women faculty members within statistics departments.
Undergrad Statistics Degrees Continue Large Increases in 2012
Steve Pierson, ASA director of science policy, discusses how the 2012 statistics degree data recently released by the National Center for Education Statistics show interest in undergraduate statistics degrees continues to grow rapidly.
Gender Balance in ASA Activities
This report explores the gender balance in a variety of activities supported by the American Statistical Association. It highlights areas in which gender disparities have subsided and in which they persist. Results on the latter suggest ASA sections in which women are proportionately represented are not well represented in the ASA awards structure. It suggests that offering awards related to statistics in the life and social sciences may improve the gender balance in awards given by the ASA.
Women in Statistics Conference: How Can You Get Involved?
Through their strategic initiative program, the ASA has provided seed support for a “women in statistics” conference to be held in 2013.
Awards for Women Fall Short
The Association for Women in Science undertook the AWARDS project in cooperation with the ASA, American Mathematical Society, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, and Society for Neuroscience to determine what percentage of awards are going to women. Measuring against percentage of PhDs going to women from 1971–2000, the percentage of scholarly awards going to women fell short in all but one of the societies.
Women in Science Still Overlooked
This report summarizes a variety of ways women are involved in activities related to the ASA. Some of the statistics presented point to areas in which there should be concerted efforts to involve more women. Others could inform plans to hone ASA activities so they appeal to the current mix of members.
Sandra Stinnett
In 1987, Stinnett took a break from her studies to work for Dennis Gillings and his rapidly developing company, Quintiles—a fully integrated bio and pharmaceutical services provider offering clinical, commercial, consulting, and capital solutions—in Chapel Hill. For six months, she lived in London while developing Quintiles’ first foreign office.