1. Becoming 'award-ready'.
- Author
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Charlebois, Amber
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *WOMEN'S awards , *CHEMISTRY associations , *SOCIAL groups , *AWARDS - Abstract
The article discusses the low numbers of American Chemical Society (ACS) national award nominations from underrepresented groups and employment sectors. Topics covered include the need to be award-ready to optimize the chances of being honored, the problem on the low number of award nominations for women and the solutions recommended to increase award nominations such as minimizing inherent bias throughout the nomination and selection processes.
- Published
- 2016