H.R.6314 - Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

To increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008 as introduced.

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6/19/2008--Introduced.Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for federal science agencies to carry out a program of workshops that educate specified federal
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6/19/2008--Introduced.
Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for federal science agencies to carry out a program of workshops that educate specified federally funded researchers about methods that minimize the effects of gender bias in the evaluation of federal research grants and in the related academic advancement of the recipients of these grants. Requires the support of at least one workshop every two years among the federal science agencies in the major science and engineering disciplines.
Authorizes federal science agencies to carry out such program by making grants to eligible organizations as described in this Act. Requires the Director to transmit a report evaluating such program's impact in reducing gender bias towards women engaged in research funded by the federal government. Requires the Director to develop a policy to extend research grant support and provide interim technical support for federally funded researchers who are caregivers. Requires transmission of a copy of such policy to specified congressional committees. Requires federal science agencies to collect specified standardized annual data for all applications for research and development grants to institutions of higher education and to submit the data collected to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Makes the NSF responsible for storing and publishing all such grant data. Requires annual publication of a list of the institutions of higher education science and engineering departments represented by individuals who attend the workshops described above.

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10/17/08
Required Reading

What is your position on HR 6314, the “Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering,” recently introduced by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (DTX)? For the past thirty-six years, Title IX has been ...

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10/17/08
AWIS & SWE vs. Presidential Candidates

(2) What is your position on HR 6314, the “Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering” ? Obama: "Joe Biden and I endorse these efforts." Oh good. McCain: "I will closely examine any legislation addressing

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10/16/08
The Presidential Candidates on Women in Science

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) sent questionnaires to the Obama and McCain campaigns regarding the candidates' positions on issues affecting women in science. Here are the questions they asked:. In a September 2006 report, ...

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