Former mayor of Pullman, Karen Kiessling, was hindered from celebrating her 80th birthday with friends and family on Feb. 10, 2021, so she adapted by sending out a letter to ten female friends that contained $80 to spend whichever way they deemed necessary, with the only request being that they must reply with how they chose to spend the money. In this image, Kiessling displays a letter from a friend that explains how the money went towards a variety of things, including food for a nursing home staff and bedding for homeless women in the community.
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Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion Kay Nolan A large crowd attended the Women in Science luncheon at the American Meteorological Society meeting in Boston last year. (American Meteorological Society) Last year the Black Lives Matter movement that intensified with the high-profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others led to heightened conversations nationwide around institutional discrimination against marginalized groups in workplaces, academia and government. Women and minorities in the earth and atmospheric sciences were already on it. They started their own “Me Too!” movement, pushing for action within the professional scientific societies that are key to giving scientists visibility and career-enhancing opportunities to publish papers, win awards and speak at conferences.