Achieving XXcellence in Science: Advancing Women's Contributions to Sciencethrough Professional Societies. Report on the Workshop. Held in Washington, DC. on December 9-10, 1999

摘要

The Office of Research in Women's Health, Office of the Director, NationalInstitutes of Health, in conjunction with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and The American Society for Cell Biology, convened 'AXXS'99' to explore the roles of scientific societies in advancing science by building the careers of all women in science, from the predoctoral stage to the senior scientist level. More than 140 participants representing more than 50 scientific societies, organizations, and government agencies gathered to: develop action items that societies can consider for their membership; contribute to an annotated bibliography of the career resources that can be made available as a national resource on the Internet; exchange information with other workshop participants on the strengths and weaknesses of existing and planned societal programs and resources for their female membership.