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NASA Goddard is one of the best places to work on space

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earth science in the entire world.  For years

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Goddard has placed great importance on creating an equitable, diverse and

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and inclusive work environment for each and every individual.

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Women are such a critical component of our successes here at Goddard, both in

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building spacecraft and instruments and technology and in creating

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creating new missions and producing ground-breaking science results from the

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data we collect and freely distribute to the world.

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But there is always room for improvement. About one-fourth of both

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scientists and engineers here at Goddard are women.

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We cannot innovate, inspire, and discover without the talents of all

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Americans and all contributors from around the world.

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Today, the Women of Goddard Advisory Committee and the

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Equal Opportunity Programs Office are launching a new campaign.

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We're calling it Women of Goddard: Awareness to Action.

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The initiative has three major goals:

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One: Provide awareness and visibility to Goddard's equity, diversity

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and inclusion goals. Two: Promote equality and celebrate

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the contributions and achievements of the women of Goddard.

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Three, and most importantly: we are calling on all Goddard

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employees to be agents of change and make a personal commitment

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to equity, diversity and inclusion.

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We will conduct road shows, host brown bag luncheons, and launch a campaign

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in support of center-wide gender equality. Together, we can

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close the gender gap and insure Goddard is a workplace in which

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all people are treated equitably, creativity is encouraged

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ideas are valued, and all individuals are able to work

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to their full potential. 	Please join us, as we commit

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to building and sustaining an inclusive work environment

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including women's equality.