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for the Women's Council.  Membership in the Women's Council is free for ASRM Members.  If you'd like to become a member of the WC, tell us.

Mission of ASRM Women's Council

To promote career development and interaction across disciplines, provide mentoring opportunities and improve women's health.

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Officers

• Chair - Jacqueline N. Gutmann, M.D.
• Members At Large - Elaine R. Gordon Ph.D.
• Members At Large - Kelly Lynch M.D.
• Members At Large - Deborah L. Manzi-Smith M.D.
• Members At Large - Wendy J. Schillings-Scherzer M.D.
• Past Chair - Elizabeth E. Puscheck, M.D.
• Nominating Committee - Jacqueline N. Gutmann, M.D.
• Bylaws Committee - Jacqueline N. Gutmann, M.D.
• Website Coordinator - Jacqueline N. Gutmann, M.D.
• 2008 PG Course Chair - Jacqueline N. Gutmann, M.D.

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Of Interest to Members

• Participate in the Women's Council Mentoring Program
  -- Information about the Program (PDF)
  -- Mentor Application form (PDF)
  -- Mentee Application form (PDF)
  -- Mentor Evaluation form (PDF)

• New Women's Council Bylaws Approved At 2007 ASRM
  The Executive Board of the Women’s Council revised the Bylaws in 2007. These updated bylaws were approved by the membership present at the Women’s Council Members Meeting at the 2007 ASRM Annual Meeting.

• Psychological Aspects of Balancing Career, Family and Life Career, Family and Life: a PowerPoint presentation by Elizabeth Grill, Psy.D. (PDF)

Message From the Chair

by Jacqueline Gutmann, M.D.

The Women's Council (WC) was created long ago, when the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) was still known as the American Fertility Society (AFS) and the presence of women, particularly in leadership positions, was small. The WC provided an opportunity for these women, who worked in many different disciplines (mental health professionals, nurses, physicians, embryologists, etc.), to meet, network, share ideas and sometimes commiserate. Times have changed; the number and percentage of women members has increased, women have assumed leadership positions in a number of the Special Interest Groups and Professional Groups, led roundtables, symposia and postgraduate courses and have even been President of the ASRM.

Despite higher profiles of women within the ASRM, there is still a role (and perhaps even a greater role) for the WC in the ASRM. The WC continues to allow for interaction across disciplines, provides on opportunity for networking, and, perhaps, even commiseration. In addition, we will be unveiling a mentoring program, which would not have been possible without the help of Dr. Judy Horowitz and the Mentoring Committee of the Mental Health Professional Group. Information will be available on our web site. We are also planning on starting a list-serv for our members and will be voting on revised bylaws. Membership in the Women's Council is open to ALL members of ASRM, regardless of gender!

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Membership Information

for the Women's Council.  Membership in the Women's Council is free for ASRM Members.  If you'd like to become a member of the WC, tell us.

The ASRM Women's Council currently consists of all female members of the ASRM.  As a female member of ASRM you are automatically entitled to membership in the Women's Council.  

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