We have developed Affinity/Identity group pages, designed to recognize and celebrate your unique identities and experiences, and to support you in your career journey. You can select a page with the “Choose your community” drop-down at the top of the page.

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Women in the Workplace – 2022 Report

Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen, and ambitious young women are prepared to do the same. To make meaningful and sustainable progress toward gender equality, companies need to go beyond table stakes. That’s according …

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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2022 Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair

On August 24th, Firsthand will be hosting its second annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair. Women who are studying science, technology, engineering, or math or who are already in STEM roles are encouraged to attend. The fair will allow …

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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5 Illegal Interview Questions and How to Dodge Them

by Angela Smith, MBA

You’re sitting in the interview for your dream job, and it’s going great. You’ve knocked the hard questions out of the park, and you and the interviewer are really hitting it off. Then, out of the blue, she …

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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FLI-ing Abroad – MISTI Blogs

As an IdentityX Ambassador for the MISTI program, Crista shares her experience traveling abroad and living in Germany with the MISTI program through the lens of her FLI identity in this recent blog post.

By Kendel Jester
Kendel Jester Assistant Director, Early Career Engagement
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Women in STEM need more than a law

 by Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, The Harvard Gazette, Published June 22, 2022

Scientists have seen gains the past 50 years, but culture remains an obstacle. Read full article.

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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