IN THE NEWS - 2019
WIN-ning Women Selected for Women in IT Networking at SC
By Christine Baissac-Hayden
July 10, 2019
Enabling Growth
The Women in IT Networking at SC program, better known as WINS, was created to remedy the vast gender gap in Information Technology, particularly in network engineering and high-performance computing. When the program started in 2015, 13.93% of SC professional volunteers were women. By 2017, the number climbed to 20.97%. This upward trend is clear, and WINS continues to enable this growth.
WINS Women Rock SCinet
This year, nearly 30 women applied for the WINS program. Leaders within the Research and Education Network and HPC communities reviewed their applications to select the final seven candidates, who hail from incredibly diverse backgrounds. Among them a small college, a community college, a tribal college and one participant from Hawaii, a state that is part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Incorporates New Policy Requirements for Awards
In January 2019, the NSF incorporated its Policy on Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault into their Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide. The policy requires that all awardee organizations establish and maintain "clear and unambiguous standards of behavior" wherever NSF-funded science and education is conducted. Specifically covered are all research facilities, field sites, conferences, and workshops. Each activity and event must provide "accessible and evident" means for reporting violations, and awardee organizations must exercise due diligence with timely investigations and corrective actions if necessary.
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Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them
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