• Goal: Use our expertise to develop the careers of women at all stages, junior, mid-, and senior-level career positions.

Group Lead: Durga Singer, MD

Webinars:

• Interview of prestigious Chair of Medicine and ally for women, David Coleman, MD:

  Dr. Barbara Corkey interviews Dr. David Coleman, Chair of Department of Medicine at Boston University regarding his efforts to increase women in leadership positions in his department and field. He also discusses general topics focused on leadership and how gender bias impacts women’s careers.

• Navigating the storm: Divorce and career responsibilities in tough times (recording not available but here for a resource.
• Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Academia: Dr. Michelle Kimple chats with Dr. Durga Singer about facing mental health challenges while navigating her academic career. Challenges, strategies, and resources are discussed.
• Negotiation tips:

  This is a presentation on Negotiation tips by Dr. Brynn Marks, Director of Technology of the Diabetes Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In this presentation Dr. Marks discusses basic negotiation strategies, items that have potential for negotiation, and addresses questions from the audience.

• Panel discussion: Empowering Women in Science, Exploring Diverse Career Paths and Crucial Issues: Jessica Dunne, PhD, Ushma Neill, PhD, Jennifer Sargent, PhD, and Tari Suprapto, PhD discuss non-academic career opportunities and challenges for all trainees and young investigators, while also discussing some of the challenges unique to women. This presentation sponsored by WIELD is geared at graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young investigators and is not limited to female participants.

• Work-Life Integration : Watch this recording of our webinar presenting Drs. Jane Reusch, Ann-Marie Richards, and Judith Regensteiner discussing strategies for work-life integration.

Resources we are working on: