The Women in Graduate Science (UOWGS) organization at the University of Oregon strives for gender equality by focusing on the professional development of women and marginalized genders in all disciplines of science to enable them to become successful contributors to their fields. UOWGS events and membership benefits are open to all genders and anyone who supports our mission!
With the establishment of this committee made up of passionate scientists and volunteers, I’m hoping the successful outreach that we’ve accomplished will continue and grow beyond my graduation in the spring.
Helping girls appreciate the sciences is so important. In school they often don’t have such amazing opportunities and to open the doors to girls is vital to allow girls to pursue these departments…I loved that my daughter got to see strong women doing scientific things on a college campus.
This meeting gave me the chance to meet and network with the scientists whose research inspired and informed my own. I am grateful for WGS’s support to both my scientific and outreach efforts!