CSWA

Women in Astronomy II: 10 Years After

On June 27-28, 2003, in Pasadena, California, a meeting was held by the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) to follow up on women's role in professional astronomy 10 years later.

The purpose of the meeting was "to review the current status of women in astronomy, understand their work environment, assess developments since the 1992 Baltimore conference, and recommend future actions that will improve the environment for all astronomers."

There were 36 institutions polled on the "gender distribution of astronomers at major US research institutions." Some of their findings were:

	Increase in the number of women postdocs
	Increase in the number of women graduate students (30% of grad students in astronomy are women)
	Decrease in the number of assistant and associate professors since 1999

To read more about this report, and additional coverage, check out the following sites:

	Women in Astronomy II Meeting
	Women in Professional Astronomy: Venus Rising
	CSWA Survey Results, 2003
	CSWA Survey Data, 2003
	Women in Astronomy II Speaker Bios
	Attracting and Retaining Women in IT Programs

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