AWM Institutes New Research Prizes for Early-Career Women

Early Career Award (My Research Program)

Guidance for Early-Career Scientists

As a new investigator, still feeling somewhat precarious and hoping for continued mentorship in my own career, it does feel odd giving out words of wisdom. I hope a description of my experience will suffice. I am a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I was very passive in the early decisions that have led to my career. Even in college, I majored in science because, as a nonnative English speaker, ...

Innovation Inducement Prizes: Connecting Research to Policy

Innovation inducement prizes have been used for centuries. In the U.S., a recent federal policy change—the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010—clarified and simplified a path by which all federal agencies can offer innovation inducement prizes, thus intensifying interest in how government agencies can most effectively design and apply such prizes. This paper aims to review and synthesi...

ANDREWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE Early Career Researchers in STEM

Career Inhibitors and Career Enablers for Executive Women

This paper is intended to contribute to the study of career inhibitors and career enablers for women. The analysis is based on data obtained from a survey conducted by the International Center of Work and Family at IESE Business School. The main conclusions of the analysis are: • Women have readier access to general management posts in small companies. • The feeling of working a “double work da...