WISterhood

This week on the podcast, Elizabeth and Tiffany talk about the lifting of the mask mandate here in Oregon, and what that means for a variety of populations: school-age children, parents, and immunocompromised folks (and apparently, people with a true crime obsession!). 

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This week on the podcast, Elizabeth, Tiffany, and Natalie chat about the gender pay gap, and what that means for women of different races and ethnicities. Join us as we discuss how to discuss pay with coworkers, paying off student debt, and changing workplace cultures. 

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This week, Elizabeth and Natalie chat with Dr. Carolyn Kay about her journey to her current role as an OBGYN and advocate for cervical cancer eradication. Graduating from an all-female college, majoring in math, and finally finding her way to medicine, Dr. Kay has forged her own unique path to arrive at her current role working in the field of diagnostic medical technologies. Along the way, we discuss the stigma surrounding reproductive health and the coming Roe v Wade decision. 

This week, we highlight one of WIS's ongoing advocacy initiatives: the Courage Campaign. On our website, we feature anonymous accounts from courageous women within the local STEM community. This campaign is a safe space, free of judgment, where women can share their story, speak their truth, and process their personal trauma. It's a place where we can process collective trauma and begin to heal. Astrid Kurniawan joins us on the podcast to discuss her story.

Courage Campaign: https://womeninsciencepdx.org/category/courage-campaign/

Contribute your story anonymously here: https://tinyurl.com/couragecampaignwis

Eliseo Flores is currently the Youth Development Program Manager for the education department at Centro Cultural. This week on the podcast, listen as we discuss his journey and relationship in STEM, how he finds ways to make STEAM connections for his students with their daily lives, and why Elizabeth hates marshmallows. 

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This week on the podcast, we interviewed Michelle Alvarado about her experience as an EMT during COVID. She's been working at an urgent care site specializing in COVID-19 testing - listen as she gives us the rundown on how it works, and how she communicates the science to patients. Michelle is on the road to becoming a Registered Nurse, and she discusses her journey to realizing that healthcare was the field she's passionate about. 

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This week, Sam and Natalie chat with Melissa Mudd about her roles as the WIS Fundraising Chair, advocate for early-stage researchers at OHSU's Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI), and mom of two daughters. As a woman in healthcare with a passion for public health policy, Melissa discusses what it means to her to be authentic in the workplace. 

This holiday season, please consider donating to WISPDX to support the work that we do in our community. Your donation will go directly back to our scholarship programs, Negotiation Bootcamp instructors, and more. Tune in to hear more about where you can expect WISPDX to put your dollars to support women and minority communities in STEM. Go to our website or find our social media for information on how you can contribute.

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This week, Elizabeth and Natalie chat with Tiffany Windle-Hanson, NGSS Consultant and Professional Development Specialist for the Portland Metro STEM Partnership, STEM Beyond Schools, and a number of other statewide STEM Hubs. She is also the editor of the Oregon Science Teaching Association publication TOST and the Education Coordinator at Oregon MESA. We talk about her background in political campaign management what it means to change weed-out culture, and fostering students' creativity. 

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If you don't know what chingona means, listen to this episode to find out! This week, we sit down with América Rodríguez, a student working in structural engineering. In this episode, she shares her story as a first-generation Latina in engineering, and the ways that mentors have inspired her to forge her own path in a white and male-dominated field. We also discuss what residential and industrial engineering looks like, how Latinx voices are left out of decision-making rooms in the construction industry, and how to make smart career choices by finding fulfilling work experiences. 

You can find America and her incredible work here:

@chingonasinstem // @wildlatina on Instagram 

https://chingonasinstem.com/

http://americarodriguez.com/

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If you were in Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2021, you'll know that it was one for the record books. Wildfires and heat waves are projected to be part of the new normal as temperatures rise globally. This week on the pod, we discuss what that means for Portlanders. Tune in as we discuss the narratives told about Portland as a climate haven, how to talk about climate change with kids, and more, on this week's episode of WISterhood. 

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