WIST Public Steering Committee – July 22

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Join Us!

Women in Science and Technology (WIST) would like you to join us at our next  Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 1:30pm-3:00pm. All Argonne staff are welcome.

WIST

Argonne’s Women in Science and Technology (WIST) program was created in 1990 to recruit, retain, and promote women in an effort to diversify and strengthen the Laboratory’s scientific workforce. The program aims to promote the success of women in scientific and technical positions at Argonne, and outside as well. Through WIST, the Laboratory strives to encourage and develop the full potential of women in science and technology.

Sincerely,

J’Tia Hart
WIST Program Initiator

Meeting Details
WHEN: Thursday, July 22, 2021
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CDT
WHERE: Zoom
Register via Microsoft Forms for Link.

Please email  [email protected] for more information

Agenda:

1:30 Welcome
Membership/Participation

1:40 Committee Updates

  • In-reach
  • External Networking
  • Outreach

2:00  State of the Women Talk

2:20 Questions

2:30 SCSW Founder’s Award
In Memoriam Lisa Durham

2:45 Conclusion

Happy New Year!

Posted by J'Tia Hart on Posted on in women in the workplace

Many enthusiastically sung “Auld Lang Syne,” this year as they put 2020 in their rearview mirror! And according to a recent McKinsey & Company report significant amounts of women were in that chorus. The annual Women in the Workplace study surveyed 40,000 women to understand our issues. The report details the faulty first step that prevents women from entering management, the impact of Covid-19 and the critical decisions that companies face to continue gains in female workforce and management participation. The report published last fall also highlights the unique impact of the current climate on women of color, working mothers and women with disabilities. And as an African-American working mother, I certainly know the words to that song.

In 2020, my motto was “grace and space.” Embracing grace allowed me to empathize with others and understand that everyone is doing the best that they can. Giving others (and myself) space allows everyone time to process everything thrown at us this past year. One of the ways that I have been practicing G&S is through listening to podcasts. I enjoy podcasts that are informative and part confessional, part self-help.  A recent favorite podcast of mine is the Tilted episode discussing how to opt-out of burnout.

I hope that you will take a little time to practice some G&S, listen to a podcast, scream into pillow, or maybe belt out your favorite song!

Take Care!

J’Tia Hart, PhD
WIST Program Initiator
[email protected]