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This excellent article by Louis-Charles Campeau and Rebecca T. Ruck of Merck discusses cultural change and how to bring it about https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040402022005440?via%3Dihub

This article by Marelene Rayner-Canham, Geoff Rayner-Canham describes their work “to fully understand and celebrate the historical contributions of female chemists.” One line resonated strongly within EWOC: “By focusing upon one individual, it is easy to overlook the usually rich interactions among female scientists. Many friendships and professional relationships –  such as that between Polly

ACS Chem Bio reported that despite decades of progress toward a more equitable society, gender representation in the sciences continues to be heavily skewed toward men. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschembio.1c00142

EWOC’s Dr. Rebecca Ruck is quoted in this article from CENews that examines the question: Has the pandemic changed what people are willing to leave home for? https://cen.acs.org/education/science-communication/Chemists-rethink-work-travel/100/i22?ref=search_results

As reported on nature.com, an analysis finds that women have a better chance of winning awards not named after a person than of winning prizes named after a man. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01506-4

In their meeting review, authors Sara E. Dibrell, Karli R. Holman, and Sarah E. Reisman summarize the goals and accomplishments of EWOC overall and of the 2021 conference specifically. Abstract: Held June 24–25, 2021, the third annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) conference gathered organic chemists at all stages of the career pipeline for

Dr. Shanina Sanders Johnson, Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry at Spelman College and a speaker at EWOC 2021, published An Organic Chemistry Community  in Nature Chemistry 13:1036–1037 (2021)

Catherine P. McGeough, Sarah Jane Mear, and Timothy F. Jamison Am. Chem. Soc. 2021 Publication Date: August 6, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c03725 © 2021 American Chemical Society The approach to reproductive health and safety in academic laboratories requires increased focus and a shift in paradigm. Our analysis of the current guidance from more than 100 academic institutions’

  This joint Editorial was also published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06516). “I really like Prof Sanford’s point. It will be action that makes a difference, not words. In addition, it will require a sustained effort of small steps by a multitude of chemists to move us forward. Changes from

Some timely advice for women in academia.