The CSOW sponsored a symposium entitled "Leadership and Gender" at the 2002 annual AAI meeting in New Orleans. Dr. Sue Shafer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration at UCSF, gave a presentation entitled "Achieving Excellence in Science: How Scientific Societies Can Facilitate the Successful Contributions of Women to Science."

Dr. Diane Wara, Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean, Minority and Women's Affairs at UCSF, gave a presentation entitled "American Association of Medical Colleges Benchmark: Where Are Women scientists? Strategies for Advancing Women to Leadership Positions."

Dr. Diane Wara, Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean, Minority and Women's Affairs at UCSF. "Increasing Women's Leadership in Academic Medicine; Report of the AAMC Project Implementation Committee"

A review of their remarks can be found in the ImmunoNotes section of the AAI Newsletter. Citations of other publications on issues involving the advancement of women into leadership positions can be found on the CSOW web page (http://www.aai.org/committees/women/aai_wom.html) under the Resources button.

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