AAAS Latin American Lecture Series on Women in Science-Year 2

O335186 RatchfordThis美洲计划奖将支持第二年的美国科学促进协会（AAAS）拉丁美洲科学女性系列讲座。 该系列讲座旨在向拉丁美洲的广大听众展示美国杰出女科学家的成就。该倡议由美国科学促进会教育和人力资源理事会的Marina Ratchford组织，旨在提高美国女科学家职业生涯的知名度，以及美国和拉丁美洲妇女参与科学事业的程度。 美国科学促进会建议在该项目的第二年（2003年8月至2004年7月）将系列讲座扩大到另外三个活动。在挑选9名新参与者的过程中，他们将继续寻找有关追求科学事业和克服职业发展障碍的鼓舞人心的个人故事，优先考虑传统上妇女代表性不足的领域，并寻找领域和部门的多样性。此外，将鼓励申请人提名其组织的一名研究生，供在甄选过程中考虑，这将为拉丁美洲的其他学生提供榜样，并使各区域的学生经历得以比较。将选出9名科学家和3名学生参加在阿根廷/乌拉圭、墨西哥和牙买加举行的活动。美国科学促进会将与几个国家和区域科学组织合作，组织和宣传这些活动，确保当地女科学家和学生的参与，并计划对中小学、大学和研究机构进行更多的访问。

O335186RatchfordThis Americas Program award will support for a second year the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Latin American Lecture Series on Women in Science. The lecture series aim to showcase the achievements of distinguished U.S. women scientists to wide audiences in Latin America. Organized by Marina Ratchford of the AAAS Directorate for Education and Human Resources, the initiative seeks to increase both the visibility of U.S. women scientists' careers, and the participation of women in the scientific enterprise in the U.S. and Latin America. The AAAS proposes to extend the lecture series to three more events in the course of Year 2 of the project (August 2003-July 2004). In the selection of nine new participants, they will continue to look for inspirational personal stories about pursuing a scientific career and overcoming obstacles to professional advancement, giving preference to fields traditionally underrepresented by women, and looking for a diversity of fields and sectors. In addition, applicants will be encouraged to nominate a graduate student from their organizations to be considered in the selection process, which will furnish role models for other students in Latin America and allow the comparison of student experiences across regions. Nine scientists and three students will be selected to participate in events in Argentina/Uruguay, Mexico and Jamaica. The AAAS will work in partnership with several national and regional scientific organizations to organize and publicize these events, to ensure the participation of local women scientists and students, and to plan additional visits to primary and secondary schools, universities and research institutes.