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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">GWAMIT Newsletter</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">June 29<sup>th</sup>, 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Did you know? Here is some women-related news from around the world: </span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">West Point’s 2020 graduating class has a record number of African American women as well as the first observant Sikh. Read more about these amazing women
</span><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/record-number-african-american-female-graduates-west-point?fbclid=IwAR2VDkEUiDoyCMnIpnXbottM_CRnh3wrtszQD1RRdSD9S_G6co7npfQc9W4"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:#212121">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Ada Yonath, who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mapping the bacterial ribosome, celebrated her birthday last week. You can read about her amazing accomplishments
</span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/stories/ada-yonath"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:#212121">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">What’s Really Behind the Gender Gap in Covid-19 Deaths? New York Times article</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/opinion/sex-differences-covid.html"><span style="color:#1155CC"> here</span></a><span style="color:#212121">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Dozens of Women in Gaming Speak Out About Sexism and Harassment. New York Times article
</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism-twitch.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:#212121">. If you are interested in the gaming industry
</span><span style="color:#222222">join the *gameHERs Career & Internship Database- information down below!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Women’s unemployment has risen more than that of men’s under COVID19- read about that and the ‘Mu-u-um’ pattern in the Economist article
</span><a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/06/04/downturns-tend-to-reduce-gender-inequality-not-under-covid-19"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:#212121">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">COVID-19 Resources
</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">GWAMIT has compiled a list of resources we are aware of to help graduate women in our community. If you know of a resource that isn’t listed, please let us know (gwamit-exec@mit.edu) so we can include it in the next newsletter to share
with the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Grant for Graduate Students with Children - Apply by July 1st!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Expanded back-up child care policy:</span><a href="https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Ombuds Office -</span><a href="http://ombuds.mit.edu/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">ombudsoffice.mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The Ombuds Office is available to offer support and assistance to the MIT community in navigating these challenges and exploring constructive options for success. We are available for phone or Zoom meetings and can also facilitate
online sessions and group discussions to help teams function and support good communication skills during this challenging period. To schedule a meeting via phone or Zoom email kalina_s@mit.edu or call 617-253-5921. A tips sheet from Ombuds for having difficult
conversations can be found at the end of this newsletter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Graduate student short-term emergency hardship funding:</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">GSC DEI open letter for COVID-relief:</span><a href="https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Summer Opportunities & Resources:<u> </u></span><a href="https://resources.mit.edu/summer"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://resources.mit.edu/summer</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Stay at Home Recommendations:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to do…</b></span></u><b><span style="color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"> check your own implicit biases and define a plan to disrupt them. The first step is identifying and naming your own implicit biases, you can try one of the studies here at the
</span><a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">Harvard Implicit Bias Project.</span></a><span style="color:black">
</span><a href="https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/how-racial-bias-works-and-how-to-disrupt-it.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">Psychology Science</span></a><span style="color:black"> has a good article on how to disrupt them. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to read (and watch!)... </b></span></u><span style="color:black"> O</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">ge Egbuonu is offering up a love letter
to Black women from Black women. Her directorial debut<i>,</i> <i>(In)Visible Portraits,
</i>launching on Vimeo on Demand today, is a poignant and quietly beautiful documentary. Read an i</span><a href="https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a32908703/oge-egbuonu-invisible-portraits/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">nterview
with her </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white">here</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">. </span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Looking to borrow books without leaving the house?</span></u><span style="color:black"> The Minuteman library network is doing temporary online membership which can be</span><a href="https://library.minlib.net/selfreg"><span style="color:black">
applied for here</span></a><span style="color:black">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to watch…</b></span></u><span style="color:black"> Padma Lakshmi’s
</span><a href="https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/padma-lakshmis-taste-the-nation-is-the-most-relevant-food-show-right-now"><span style="color:black">Taste the Nation</span></a><span style="color:black"> is now on Hulu. Travel with her as she attempts
to define what “American” food. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something<b> to listen to…</b></span></u><span style="color:black"> Harvard Business Review’s ‘Women at Work’ podcast has a series on sisterhood. We recommend starting with Season 5, Episode 9:</span><span style="color:red">
</span><a href="https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/06/sisterhood-is-critical-to-racial-justice"><span style="color:#1155CC">Sisterhood Is Critical to Racial Justice</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Something <b>fun</b>…</span></u><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE"> take up bullet journaling to organize your thoughts, dreams, and goals. Check out this instagram on
</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/minimaljournal/"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FEFEFE">minimalist bullet journaling</span></a><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE"> or sit back and</span><span style="color:red;background:#FEFEFE">
</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5svMiARRbr4"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FEFEFE">watch a video on bullet journaling</span></a><span style="color:black"> for inspiration.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#030303">Virtual Events & Opportunities</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Virtual Gathering: Let’s talk The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!</span><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Monday, June 29 at 6:00 PM ET</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">The MIT Alumni Association is bringing together current MIT graduate students and MIT alumni together for a virtual dinner/gathering in the times of social distancing. This program is unique in the sense that it offers students the
opportunity to network with alumni in a relaxed environment focused on building fellowship and friendships by the end of the evening. MIT alumni have volunteered to host a limited number of graduate students for a virtual gathering on Zoom.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Participants will receive a $25 Uber Eats gift card to have a meal on us during the event!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#222222">Register here: </span></b><a href="https://bit.ly/3ey6YqW"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">https://bit.ly/3ey6YqW</span></b></a><span style="color:#222222">. Space is limited, sign-up today</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Menstrual Cup Sale (pleasure@MIT & MindHandHeart)</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Tired of single-use period products? Stressed about having to run out to the store to get pads or tampons in the middle of a pandemic? Been wanting to try an eco-friendly period solution but intimidated by the cost?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Purchase a menstrual cup at wholesale cost and have it shipped to your home! Place your order</span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXhxOSK-4wU1HqwgoW-8_vzfHKtemfydi2GQLm3s1HFwvV7w/viewform?usp=sf_link"><b><span style="color:black">
here</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">We currently have</span><a href="https://letsnixit.com/"><span style="color:black"> Nixit Discs</span></a><span style="color:black"> ,</span><a href="https://divacup.com/"><span style="color:black"> Diva Cups</span></a><span style="color:black">
in size 1 and 2, and</span><a href="https://www.saaltco.com/"><span style="color:black"> Saalt Cups</span></a><span style="color:black"> in size small and medium. Subsidies are available for those facing financial hardship. Contact pleasure-cups@mit.edu with
any questions or concerns. Want this initiative to continue or have suggestions? Fill out our</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SZXK7C2-S_--yh4zvnX-WyjcrPDYHBQHa4r63ZBUu48/viewform?edit_requested=true"><span style="color:black"> feedback form</span></a><span style="color:black">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black"> Order closes on July 2</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">nd</span></sup><span style="color:black">, but order fast! We have a limited supply. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Join the *gameHERs Career & Internship Database</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">The*gameHERS is an inclusive community that connects women and nonbinary individuals who play video games. I’m reaching out to see if you and/or the women in your club would like to be added to our database for possible career opportunities
and/or internships.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#222222">The primarily male-run gaming industry tends to hire men</span></b><span style="color:#222222">, even though women make up nearly half of all gamers. Therefore, women and gender minorities are underrepresented
in games, and may feel left out of gaming communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#222222">Many game companies want to hire more women so that they can appeal to a broader, more inclusive audience.</span></b><span style="color:#222222"> So, the*gameHERS is working with large, mid and small
gaming companies to create a professional networking database of talented women and gender minorities in STEM who would be interested in entering the gaming industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#222222">Game companies will look to this database
</span></b><span style="color:#222222">to hire more diverse employees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">If you are interested in being listed in our networking database for future job opportunities and/or internships, please enter your email</span><a href="https://thegamehers.com/collegestudents"><span style="color:#222222">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:#222222"> . Keep in mind that you don’t have to play video games to get a job in the industry!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Virtual International Film Series</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">Join MIT Global Languages for the launch of our Virtual International Film Series! (see our</span><a href="http://mitgsl.mit.edu/virtual-international-film-series"><span style="color:#222222">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">site</span></a><span style="color:#222222"> for the full series list) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#030303">Indigenous Communities Fellowship</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#030303">The MIT Solve</span><a href="https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2020-indigenous-communities-fellowship"><span style="color:#030303">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">Indigenous Communities Fellowship</span></a><span style="color:#030303"> is entering its third year and they are seeking Indigenous-led solutions that drive social, environmental, and economic impact in Native communities
across the US. Solutions can be at any stage of development, and use any business model – non-profit, for-profit, and anywhere in between. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#030303">The deadline to submit is July 7, 2020</span></b><span style="color:#030303"> and the Fellowship offers
<b>US$10,000 in funding support to each selected Fellow</b>. The Fellowship provides a 9 month program of support that includes a comprehensive resource needs assessment, technical/business mentorship, and tailored connections to a global network of companies,
foundations, NGOs, and more. <b>If you guys know anyone in your communities who might be interested, please share!
</b>AISES has gotten to meet with the Fellows the last two times around and it was always so cool chatting with Native entrepreneurs and inventors from all over.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#030303">Postdoc/Graduate Student Opportunities at UCLA</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#030303">Course 6 PhD (2014) graduate and Assistant Professor at UCLA, Dr. Clarice D. Aiello, is looking for postdocs and graduate students to join her lab. Please see the message and description below. Contact information can be found in
the attached description.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">“We are searching for postdoctoral candidates with AMO physics experience</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">as well as graduate students from a broad set of backgrounds (ex.: Phys,</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">EE, Chem, BioE). Our group, QuBiT, seeks to establish the extent to which quantum</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">mechanics accounts for biologically relevant phenomena, and can be</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">manipulated to technological and therapeutic advantage. I'm glad to talk to anyone who might be interested.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Charitable Giving</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Are you donating to black-led organizations? Read this </span>
<a href="https://sisterstem.org/2020/06/23/black-women-in-stem-are-doing-the-work/"><span style="color:#1155CC">awesome post
</span></a><span style="color:black">by Netia McCray, founder of Mbadika (prepare yourself for some amazing Rihanna gifs!)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mbadika-founder-netia-mccray-black-panther-youtube-2018-3"><span style="color:#1155CC">Netia McCray is an MIT alum</span></a><span style="color:black">! Her local, Boston-based nonprofit organization
</span><a href="https://mbadika.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Mbadika</span></a><span style="color:black">, which helps kids become "makers" and realize their creative dreams with the equipment and technology support to make it happen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Mbadika isn’t currently accepting donations on their website, but Netia recommends several peer organizations that work to support URM representation in STEM. Consider donating to:
</span><a href="https://intechcamp.org/about/"><span style="color:#1155CC">INTech Camp</span></a><span style="color:black"> ,
</span><a href="https://conversations.vanguardstem.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Vanguard STEM</span></a><span style="color:black"> ,
</span><a href="https://www.degetc.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">The Glover Center</span></a><span style="color:black"> , and
</span><a href="https://www.thefablab.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">The Fab Lab</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“<i>You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance
you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.</i>" </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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