Abstract
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS continue to be important contributors to career advancement for scientists, especially those in academic institutions. In 2009, the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a new project entitled Advancing Ways of Awarding Recognition in Disciplinary Societies (AWARDS). AWARDS is designed to create a sustainable framework for ensuring progress toward more equitable awards and recognition for women and members of underrepresented groups in a wide range of scientific communities. AWIS recruited a team of disciplinary societies as partners in this project, including the RAISE Project (Recognition of the Achievements of Women in Science, Medicine & Engineering), the American Geophysical Union, the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, the Society for Neuroscience, the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, and the American Chemical Society. Thes...
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