Seeking Solutions Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia: Summary of a Conference (2013) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix E-16: American Society for Microbiology Written Testimony
Appendix E-16: American Society for Microbiology Written Testimony
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These issues include increased representation in the profession, increased participation in ASM leadership activities, training, career development and mentoring needs and relevant public policy issues. In 1992, CMIIM was a key founder of the SuperMac, a coalition of minority affairs committees of other professional organizations with similar objectives.
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Though racial barriers prevented her attendance at some annual meetings, especially those below the Mason Dixon Line, she paid dues and attended her last meeting in Washington, DC in 1986. For URM women some advances have included successful appointments on an editorial board, on ASM committees and as committee chairs (again, primarily on minority associated committees)
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of African Americans identified their original career goal as academia, while 50 percent of Hispanics identified academia. The second highest rated choice was clinical (32 percent)
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One important causative factor was the failure in thesis publications, which is indicative of a total failure of proper mentoring along the training and career pathway and limits career advancement. Again, though this covers the entire STEM field, anecdotal information suggests that this is a barrier to full participation of URM women in the microbiological sciences as well.
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APPENDIX E WRITTEN TESTIMONIES of URM women. The ASM will attempt to use the information from this survey and that from the NAS Conference to enhance its efforts in supporting URM women microbiologists.
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