Monthly digest from Harvard Women in Technology + Allies ABCD

Jan 2022

Dear HarvardWIT+ community,  

Thank you for reading our first official digest for 2023! It’s going to be an exciting year for Harvard, with lots of great events happening in-person and on-line that you won't want to miss.

One such event is the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging’s upcoming forum, happening February 14-16. This forum combines virtual, in-person, and hybrid events on a variety of EDIB related topics from presenters across Harvard. The co-chair team would like to encourage everyone to participate in this annual event. Visit their registration website for additional details and to sign up for a session.

Additionally, don’t miss our next WIT+ event, “Gaining Visibility with Laurie Stickels, happening virtually on February 8th. Laurie Stickels, Senior Internal Talent Consultant for the Center for Workplace Development will join us to share tips and best practices to help gain visibility in the organization to grow your career. This interactive session will cover information on career navigation, asking for a promotion/raise/new opportunity, and ways to increase your visibility.

Stay tuned for additional information on an upcoming Women’s History Month in-person networking session with the theme: Self-Empowerment in Your Career Journey into Leadership.

We look forward to connecting with you all soon!

Your HavardWIT+ Co-Chairs,  

Suzanne Dossous-Verdier, Xenia Parker, Deirdre Schreiber, Donna Sweeney, Afiya Rahman, and Lori Moses 

Lunar New Year!

The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity.

2023 is predicted to be a year of hope.

Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year. In 2023, Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, January 22. Learn more about the Lunar New Year.

The Massachusetts Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission (AAPIC), Asia Society, and Smithsonian Magazine provide details about celebrations in each country.

Join the Celebration!

Harvard Chinese Students & Scholars Association presents a student-led entertainment show at the 2023 Ivy League Spring Festival Gala

5 ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Boston

Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year with festive restaurant meals in and around Boston

Ring in the Year of the Rabbit at MFA Boston! Free admission for faculty, staff and students (Harvard College and Harvard Graduate Schools) HUID holders. Information & Reservation Instructions through Outings & Innings.

National Museum of Asian Art's hosts free, online celebrations.

by Christine Boehler, Assistant Director of Digital Strategy

Virtual Learning for Harvard Employees Spotlight:

Harvard Center for Work Place Development
(January – June calendar)

January 27th - Quick Tips for Targeted Resumes and Cover Letters

In this 90-minute virtual session, we'll name the key elements of effective and targeted resumes and cover letters and define the role of each document.

Through examples and discussion, you will learn:

Strategies to strengthen your resume To use a job description to craft targeted examples that highlight your skills How to use resumes and cover letters to convey confidence as a candidate for a specific role.

February 10th - Effective Negotiation Skills

This 2.5-hour virtual session is dedicated to developing effective plans and strategies for negotiations with ample in-class practice time. Please bring a personal example of a potential negotiation to practice developing your skills confidentially (only share what is helpful to practice).

Office for Work/Life
(Winter/Spring Program Calendar)

January 25th: Confident Parenting: Healthy Kids

Healthy kids lead to healthy adults. We will discuss the research behind living a healthy life, practicing preventative health for kids and the impact this can have on their mind and body as they grow. The areas of discussion include nutrition, exercise, immunizations and sleep.

January 26th – Your Healthy Lifestyle: Mindful Meditation

In this webinar participants will explore what mindful meditation is and isn’t, identify the benefits, discuss data that supports mindful meditation and have an opportunity to experience it.

February 6th: Managing Daily Stresses: A mindful approach to work

Everyone experiences stressful days at work, but how we respond to stress makes a significant difference in work performance, the quality of our interactions, and how we feel both physically and mentally. In this program, participants are taught to recognize the early signs of stress as well as the sources of stress. In addition, they will learn how mindfulness enables them to respond to stressful situations in a calm, clear, and thoughtful manner.

February 8th – Financial Wellness – Tax Tips

This webinar will help you understand the secrets of reducing taxable income, how to break down the federal tax reporting system and remove the mystery of the tax return. You will learn to use deductions, exemptions and strategies to save tax dollars.

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Jobs

According to a recent Forbes.com article on what to expect from the job market in 2023, many job seekers and employers have some concern about how the global economy will impact the overall labor market. Still, the national jobs report showed that employers added 223,000 jobs in the month of December, 2022. Additionally, unemployment rate reduced to 3.5%, the lowest since early 2020. That number for IT was 2.1% which proves there continues to be a shortage of IT professionals in high-demand skill sets.

Not surprisingly, of the nearly 700 currently posted positions across Harvard, over 100 of them are in IT! Ranging from grade 52 to grade 62, there are opportunities at nearly every level. As we do each month, we are spotlighting several of the hottest IT reqs around campus. Take a look and share the word about these opportunities with your IT networks!

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Upcoming Events

A round up of events about diversity, gender, and technology at Harvard and in the Cambridge/Boston community.

HarvardWIT+ EVENTS

February 8 - Gaining Visibility with Laurie Stickels

HARVARD EVENTS

January 25 - Economic Development Program Launch Celebration
January 26 - The Age of Roe: Voices from the Front Lines
January 29 - HCSSA 2023 Ivy League Spring Festival Gala
January 31 - Rama S. Mehta Lecture by Elisa Loncón Antileo
February 2 - A Conversation with Martin Luther King III moderated by Brandon Terry, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences
February 6 - Center for African Studies – African Studies Workshop: Reflections on Africa’s Political Economies and Cultures and their Global Implications with Scholar and Curator Khanyisile Mbongwa
February 8 - Gaining Visibility with Laurie Stickels
February 13 - Harvard Film Archive – Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Film Screening and Talk with Jerome Offord Jr.
February 14 - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Forum
February 21 - Kaepernick & America Film Screening and Discussion with the Directors and Producers
February 27 - Harvard Library – Reopening of the West Stacks Reading Room
February 28 - Beloved Community Closing Vigil

COMMUNITY EVENTS

March 14 - Digital Wellness – What it Means, Why It Matters, and How to Begin
May 9 - Mental Health Panel: Burnout Prevention

View the full HarvardWIT+ Events Calendar

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ABOUT HarvardWIT+

The Harvard Women in Technology + Allies Group, a sub-group of ABCD, meets informally as a chance to encourage, collaborate, and discuss our experiences as people from marginalized genders in technology at Harvard. All gender identities welcome.