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It was a pleasure working with the @activatefellows team to incorporate greater diversity, equity, and inclusion into their entrepreneurship support program! @AWISNational @AspenRozal @erinmcflykelley @heatherbe7
Last year, we worked with @AWISNational to examine our applicant outreach and make a plan for building a more inclusive fellowship. In this case study, we dive into what we learned and what we're doing about it. https://www.awis.org/how-activate-is-building-a-more-inclusive-fellowship/
Check out this new report on #WomeninSTEM in @sbirgov and STTR programs, featuring our @AWISNational STEM to Market program.
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: @NWBC and SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation highlight factors related to #WomenInSTEM participating in @SBIRgov, the federal government’s #smallbusiness R&D program that helps advance science and technology.
▶️Read the study: https://www.nwbc.gov/2020/08/12/womens-inclusion-in-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-technology-transfer-programs
Recent Press Releases
AWIS Announces Newest Cohort of STEM to Market Accelerator Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Heather Metcalf202-588-8175metcalf@awis.org AWIS Announces Newest Cohort of STEM to Market Accelerator Program WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2020 – The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) announced the latest cohort of sixteen STEM women...
AWIS Partners With SEED SPOT for Women in STEM 2-day Launch Camp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Heather Metcalf202-588-8175metcalf@awis.org AWIS Partners With SEED SPOT for Women in STEM 2-day Launch Camp PHOENIX, AZ, February 11, 2020: Association for Women in Science (AWIS), the leading advocate for women in STEM, is partnering...
Small Business Administration Awards Competition Funding to AWIS’ Accelerator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Heather Metcalf202-588-8175metcalf@awis.org Small Business Administration Awards Competition Funding to AWIS’ Accelerator WASHINGTON, DC, November 05, 2019 – AWIS was presented a Growth Accelerators Fund Competition award from the Small...
STEM Startup SafeLi, LLC Receives Department of Energy Phase 2 Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Heather Metcalf202-588-8175metcalf@awis.org STEM Startup SafeLi, LLC Receives Department of Energy Phase 2 Funding WASHINGTON DC, September 26, 2019 – SafeLi, LLC in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is pleased to...
Entrepreneur and Attorney Soody Tronson Joins AWIS Palo Alto Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Heather Metcalf202-588-8175metcalf@awis.org Entrepreneur and Attorney Soody Tronson Joins AWIS Palo Alto Board PALO ALTO, CA, September 3, 2019 – Soody Tronson, an advisory board member to STEM to Market: The Association for Women in...
Recent Media Mentions
NWBC | Women’s Inclusion in Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
Let our research and expertise inform your next big story. "The organizations interviewed all placed a special emphasis on women entrepreneurs. Some programs, such as the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) accelerator program were exclusively focused on women;...
Forbes | 3 Ways Your STEM Organization Can Have More Women Leaders – AWIS Research
Let our research and expertise inform your next big story. “Remember what your goals are, what your values are, what you are hoping to achieve,” Dr. Heather Metcalf offers career advice for mid-career women in STEM, “and to let those guide you to where you need to be....
Bloomberg Law HR Buzz: AWIS’ New Membership Survey
Let our research and expertise inform your next big story. Women, especially minority women, are underrepresented in leadership roles and often taken less seriously because of their gender or race. That’s the word from the Association of Women in Science, which says...
WIA Report | Case Western Reserve University’s Program to Boost Women Entrepreneurs in STEM
Let our research and expertise inform your next big story. On the WIA Report, a new program aims to address the underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurial ventures. According to the Association of Women in Science, less than 4 percent of venture capital is...
Life Science Leader | Beyond Capital and Mentoring: Paving the Way for Female Entrepreneurs
Let our research and expertise inform your next big story. Susan Windham-Bannister, Phd, AWIS National Governing Board President, writes in an op-ed for Life Science Leader: “AWIS research has shown that businesses started and led by women achieve financial returns...
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