Symposium Schedule + Logistics

We will post a draft schedule later this week. Please check back soon.

If you post about the symposium on social media, please consider using #PictureAnAstronomer.

Travel and Accommodation

If you are booking travel and accommodation to Chicago, please refer to our Logistics for In-person Attendance.

Suggested Resources

So that everyone is on the same page in discussions, here are some suggested materials, which are not specifically endorsed, but rather represent a portion of the extensive resources available. These documentaries/books/popular articles/refereed publications are not intended to be comprehensive, but instead offer a starting point to have data-driven, solution-oriented conversations. There are (social) scientists dedicated to understanding the science gender gap, so the larger literature is a key starting point for informed discussion. (If you would like to see something particular added, please let us know.)

• Picture a Scientist documetary (free options to view include the PBS transcript or access through your library – Kanopy serves some University libraries)
• The Sky is for Everyone edited by Virgina Trimble and David Weintraub
• Blazing the Trail edited by Emma Ideal and Rhiannon Meharchand
• Moss-Racusin et al. (2012)
• Baltmore Charter (American Astronomical Society 1992)
• Pasadena Recommendations (American Astronomical Society 2003/2005)
• American Institute of Physics Statistics
• Retroactive changes to Vera Rubin’s public biography - Pro-Publica
• Discussion of preemptive “male flight” from fields perceived as beginning to include more women - Substack
• Gender Matters (Blue, Traxler, & Cid 2018) - Physics Today
• Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields - Nature News
• Gender bias in student evaluations - Slate
• Spoon et al. (2023)
• Miller et al. (2024)
• Kersey, Csumitta, & Cantlon (2019)
• Eble & Hu (2022)
• Raabe & Block (2024)
• Zheng, Yuan, & Ni (2022)
• Lopes (2024)
• Proceedings of the 1992 Women in Astronomy meeting hosted at STScI

For undergraduates/early graduate students, we also recommend Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists, which was authored by, and contains advice from, a number of Picture an Astronomer speakers and attendees.