Professional Skills Development
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APS is pleased to offer a series of workshops designed to provide women physicists with professional training in effective negotiation, communication and leadership skills. In addition, the workshops offer a special opportunity for networking. Past workshops have been well-attended and have received very enthusiastic evaluations from the participants. This series of workshops will offer sessions aimed at postdoctoral associates and sessions aimed at women faculty in physics in US institutions. Women of color are especially encouraged to participate. These workshops are intended to produce more women leaders in physics through professional training and networking, to achieve their full potential, advance in their careers and reach the top ranks in their profession.
Workshops in 2009 |  |
 Professional Skills WorkshopsSupported by NSF Ernestine Taylor and Jane Tucker
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In 2009, the two professional skills development workshops offered separate sessions for women postdoctoral associates and tenured women faculty in physics prior to the APS annual meetings:
Workshop Program & Agenda
Applying for Workshops
Travel & Housing
Workshop Testimonials
These quotes are from evaluations given at the workshops' close.
"The workshop had a huge impact on my professional life, and I just wish more women physicists could have the opportunity to participate in such a workshop. "
"You should keep this effort going: it really boosts our self-confidence. It gives us the feeling of being part of a community and gives us the mentoring that some of us are lacking."
"I can’t count the number of meetings I’ve attended in 15 years. This is the only one where I was 100% engaged from the very first minute to the very last minute. This has been life-changing."
"I gained tangible skills and tactics which I will take back and put into practice in my next department meeting."
"This has been the most effective discussion of issues and problem solving techniques that can be implemented and useful. It was not a gripe session that most of these sessions devolve into and the facilitators were very skillful and personable. I enjoyed this experience very much and I sincerely hope that more people can be exposed to this quality of workshop."
Sponsor
Support for this program has been received from the National Science Foundation under Award No. PHY-0752540.
Further Information
Email Sue Otwell.
