UVM Women's Chemistry Group

An informal group of female chemistry students and post-docs at the University of Vermont

Women's Chemistry Links:

• The ACS Women's Chemistry Committee

• The Association for Women in Science

• Articles about Women's chemistry in C&E News (good reading - but you need to be a ACS member to read them on-line. Paper copies are available in the UVM library)

• C&E News Employment Report, 2003. Women under 40 are closing the salary gap, but still face predecessors' career choices, challenges

• Women in Science. A report commissioned by the Royal Society of Chemistry UK into Recruitment and Retention of Women in Academic Chemistry (January 2003)

• Women's Work: An article published in Chembytes ezine, March 2000 (based on an earlier RSC report)

• The Catalyst Womens web site

• Advancing Women: News and career strategies for women, including Advancing Women in Leadership,a journal for women researchers and educators. Also has a special Latina section with articles in English and Spanish.

• Women's Work: This site is for career women and female entrepreneurs; it features business resources (from sources such as the Small Business Administration) and online chats. Also includes The Bookworm, which highlights books of interest to working women (for work or pleasure) to order from Amazon.com

• Women Working, 2000 and Beyond: This site supports the PBS TV special, Women Working, 2000 and Beyond, offers information about the broadcast, about women's networking groups (organizations and associations), and recommendations for books on advancement, leadership, balance and more.

• U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau:  The Women's Bureau researches and analyzes information about women and work, and proposes policies to benefit working women. An excellent source for statistics on women's occupations and wages.