Interesting Reading

This commentary advocates for change at the University and Government levels, rather than putting the onus on women to change. Read more in Nature Reviews.

We are excited to announce these recent ACS awards recipients: EWOC founder Donna Huryn – Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal EWOC organizing committee member Stefan Koenig – ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry The recipients will be honored at the award ceremony on March 19, 2024.

Ten ACS journals have published, simultaneously, a thought provoking editorial about how and why EWOC started. The five year anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect and celebrate. Read the article here ACS.  

This article beautifully summarizes the value of the EWOC conference, and was recently published in the AWIS Magazine (Association for Women in Science): Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry

This article is a review of the book Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement. It highlights some of the key issues women face: getting publication credit, getting funding, and receiving fewer citations. The authors introduce the idea of the accumulation of (dis)advantage — how small advantages and disadvantages compound over time

To celebrate international women’s day, Lara Kallander wrote an article for AAPS about how women benefit from being authentic in the workplace, and the importance of workplace culture. Read it here.  

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