Mission
The mission of the Women in Pharmacology Committee is to further the success of women in pharmacology
 and to promote awareness of pharmacology in women’s health.  

Goals

	To identify and elucidate the stages of career development and provide women with tools to succeed
	To increase the visibility of women in pharmacology
	To disseminate information on issues  related to pharmacology in women's health

Committee Members

Joint ASPET/APS Career Workshop Programs

WIP Into Shape Walk

Links of Interest
 

Joint Career Workshop with Women in Physiology
at EB'08

ASPET WIP Into Shape Networking Walk
San Diego, CA  2008

Second Annual

at EB '07 in Washington, DC

Joint Career Workshops between Women in Pharmacology & Women in Physiology
 

2008 - Gainfully Employed:  From Launching a Job Search to navigating Negotiations

• Launching the successful job search - C.C. Hegg

• Delivering a dynamic job talk - S. C. McKarns

• The art of interviewing:  Winning the job - L. Wecker

• Navigating negotiations - K.E. Barrett

• Interactive exercises and mock interviews

2007 - Being Heard:  The Microinequities that Tilt the Playing Field

• Overview:  Women in academic science and engineering - Beyond bias and barriers - J.A. Steitz

• Leveling the playing field:  A focus on students - B.A. Horwitz

• Institutional strategies to improve the status of women - J. D'Armiento

• Succeeding in a male-dominated environment - F.P. Haseltine

• Breakout sessions

Powerpoint Presentations

2006 - Mastering the Juggling Act:  Laboratory, Life and Leadership Roles         

• Juggling research-related duties:  How to stop putting out fires and use your time wisely - I.J. Llewellyn-Smith

• Juggling research with service and teaching duties:  How much, what kind, and when? - L. Wecker

• Juggling for the dual career couple:  Strategies for maximum job satisfaction - M.J. Cipolla

• Juggling job and family:  Balancing home life and careers - S. F. Steinberg

• Breakout session to enhance and test best practices in each area

  • Powerpoint Presentations

2005 - Managing a Laboratory

• Managing a lab:  Its role in success or failure - L. Wecker

• Mentoring versus supervising - S. P. Duckles

• How to delegate and still stay on top of things - C.A. Paronis

• Conflict management or managing difficult employees - V.M. Miller

• Developing a budget - S.W. Watts

• Breakout sessions on:  Interviewing tips; Performance reviews; Creating a healthy, competitive environment; Dealing with conflicts/romance in the lav: Can a supervisor be a friend?;  Stimulating students; Small group workshops on creating a budget.

2004 - Life After the PhD:  Finding a Postdoctoral Fellowship

• To be or not to be a postdoc: That is the question! - K H. Berecek

• Searching for a postdoctoral position:  How to find what is right for you - A.J. Grippo

• Types of postdoctoral positions - L. K. Nisenbaum

• Interview and follow-up - D. Korzick

Links of Interest for Women in Science

  Organizations

American Association of Medical Colleges Women in Medicine

American Women in Science

Graduate Women in Science

Women in Neuroscience

Women in Technology International

    Women's Committees of Other Societies
American Physiological Society

Society for Neuroscience    

   Networking 

Women in Science Inquiry Network (WISENET)

   Web Sites Featuring Women in Science

Distinguished Women of Past and Present in Biology

Distinguished Women of Past and Present in Chemistry
Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions

    Issues of Interest to Women

University of Michigan study assessing the climate for women and minority doctoral students

RAISE Project - The RAISE Project is a campaign to increase the status of professional women through enhanced recognition of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics.