The Maria Mitchell Women in Science Symposium: Celebrating the 200th Birthday of America's First Woman Astronomer

要求NSF支持一个旨在激励妇女在STEM领域学习、工作和教学的研讨会。研讨会将于2018年10月5日和6日在马萨诸塞州韦尔斯利的巴布森行政会议中心举行。本次研讨会将汇集在STEM的所有职业阶段的妇女，以连接妇女和加强她们在各自领域的联系为目标。该奖项将帮助资助三位主旨发言人的房租以及差旅和酒店费用。尽管目前获得大学学位的女性比例高于男性，但进入STEM领域的女性较少，而那些进入STEM领域的女性更有可能辍学。本次研讨会提供了一个讨论招聘和保留问题的场所，以及扩大STEM劳动力的参与。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

NSF support is requested for a symposium designed to serve as an inspiration to women studying, working, and teaching in STEM fields. The symposium will be held October 5 and 6, 2018, at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts. This symposium will bring together women at all career stages in STEM, with the goal of connecting women and strengthening their connections in their fields. The award will help fund room rental costs as well as travel and hotel costs for the three keynote speakers.As is well documented, women continue to be underrepresented in the sciences. Although a higher percentage of women than men currently earn college degrees, fewer women go into STEM fields, and those who do are more likely to drop out. This symposium offers a venue for discussing issues of recruiting and retention, as well as broadening the participation of the STEM workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.