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  • NSF Director, France Cordova’ discusses Intentional equity in the August issue of Science.

  • The National Science Foundation NSF Strategic Framework for Investments in Graduate Education FY 2016 – 2020

  • Workforce Trends in Geosciences Infographic, April 2016 From American Geosciences Institute

  • Career Trends: Developing Your Skills, from ScienceCareers

  • National Science Foundation, April 2015 – Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities 2013

  • Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers, 2014 – The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited

  • A peer-problem-solving approach to mentorship Increasing the number of women and other underrepresented minority groups requires repairing the ‘leaky pipeline’ wherein they drop out of the academic system due to the lack of support, family commitments, and feelings of isolation and exclusion.

  • National Science Board – Science and Engineering Indicators 2014

  • Ainissa Ramirez, Science 348: 6235, 8 May 2015 – Working Life: The making of a science evangelist

  • Emily Nicholson, Science 348: 6236, 15 May 2015 – Working Life: accounting for career breaks

  • Marcia McNutt, Science 348:6235, 8 May 2015 – Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines

  • Sarah-Jane Leslie, et al, Science 347: 6219, 16 January 2015 – Give women an even chance

  • The journal, Science – Science Careers

  • Nature Jobs – Naturejobs.com

  • Chronicle of Higher Education’s – “Vitae” jobs site

  • The New York Times – Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science?

    • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Occupational Employment and Wages – http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

  • Find out the current salary and employment estimates for – Geoscientists

  • Find out the current salary and employment estimates for – Physicists and Astronomers

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook for Geosciences – http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Life-Physical-and-Social-Science/Geoscientists.htm

    • Geoscience Workforce Research (from AGU)

  • Predicted Shortfall in Geoscience Workforce – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2014/10/Predicted-Workforce-Shortage.pdf

  • Chosen degree fields of geoscience graduates in the 2013-2014 academic year – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2014/09/Currents-092-ChosenDegreeFields2014.pdf

  • 2013 median salaries of occupations in Earth and space sciences – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2014/08/Currents-091-2013MedianSalaries.pdf

  • Women’s enrollment and degrees conferred in geoscientific areas – http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/Currents/Currents-71-GenderByGeoscienceFields.pdf

  • Participation of Women in Geoscience Occupations – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2011/06/AGI_Geoscience-Currents.pdf

  • Increase in geoscience enrollments – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2013/02/EnrollmentsDegrees2012.pdf

  • Median Salaries for Geoscience-related Careers – http://sites.agu.org/careers/files/2012/08/2011-Median-Salaries-for-Geoscience-related-Occupations.pdf

  • Senior scientist? Geoscience Workforce Age Demographics – http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/Currents/Currents-042-2010AgeDemographics.pdf