COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics)

the official account of the LSA's Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics (formerly COSWL)

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

are you organizing a conference this fall? let us sponsor a Pop-Up Mentoring event for your attendees! just email us at [email protected], more info here:
https://t.co/NazmkS7Y7J

[Todd Snider @ToddTheLinguist]

One month from now!
Join us for @LSA_COGEL's 4th annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
Friday, March 8th (Int'l Women's Day), from 9a-9p, we'll be working together to increase the representation of linguists of minoritized genders on Wikipedia!
Register here: https://t.co/sGrQi8LuYW

[Linguistic Society of America @LingSocAm]

The LSA Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics is offering 2 travel awards in the amount of $500 each to support the participation of gender-diverse individuals in #LSA2024. Submit your application by November 8, 2023, 11:59PM EST. https://t.co/fircixsVdg

[Todd Snider @ToddTheLinguist]

Two weeks away! Come join us!
https://t.co/bStuuHqhEG

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

Today is the last day to sign up for PUMP at WCCFL! All attendees are welcome, early career *mentors* are especially encouraged to sign up. As a mentee, being able to connect with someone who is just a few years ahead in their career is extremely valuable

https://t.co/BKQebqItSi

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

📣 Announcing our 3rd Annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
Virtual event. Join us as you can. No Wiki experience needed.

Let’s make the representation of impressive linguists more gender equitable!

Friday, May 19, 9am-9pm EDT US
RSVP: https://t.co/HfPWUgcI1j

Please retweet!

[First Gen Access & Equity (LSA) @LSA_firstgen]

What do YOU think of when you think of first-gen?

Here's what we think:

[First Gen Access & Equity (LSA) @LSA_firstgen]

Congratulations to our very own @iara_mantenuto for her well-deserved #FirstGenWin!

[Mark Rubin @RubinPsyc]

Sexism in science:

"Increasing perceived participation of women in a STEM discipline increased the likelihood that participants would label it a soft science....[and this label] led to the fields being devalued, deemed less rigorous, and less worthy of federal funding."

[Kris Knisely @krisknisely]

The Gender-Just Language Education Project is now live at https://t.co/u6RLNrrjcY and https://t.co/IqlEC7dwuM [🧵1/15+]

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

we've got so many PUMP events coming up!
GLOW ~ WCCFL ~ SALT ~ NASSLLI ~ FASL

if you're attending one of these conferences, please sign up as a mentor or mentee to help support our wonderful, unintentionally-cheekily-named mentorship program

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

our sibling organization SALTED (the SALT Equity & Diversity committee) has set up a fund to cover accessibility costs and scholarships for future SALTs! please donate via PayPal to [email protected], more info here:
https://t.co/CwoQ3tsedN

[Sunny Ananthanarayan ˈsɐŋkɐlp ˈɐnɐn̪t̪ɐˌnɑrɑjɐn @sunmuffin42]

12 articles created, 80 articles edited, 208 total edits, 15.3K words added, 158 references added at the @LSA_COGEL #LingWiki event today (as of 1 hour ago, I've made edits since then so the numbers are def higher)!
the outreach dashboard is active for the whole month! keep at it

[Todd Snider @ToddTheLinguist]

Today is Monday, which means it's just four days until this Friday's @LSA_COGEL Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, hoping to increase gender equity in the representation of linguists on Wikipedia
https://t.co/3zZNyHTBWY
Come join in and help out!

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

registration link here:
https://t.co/4RHPYWOfwM

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

we are sponsoring our 2nd annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
we're looking for volunteers to make the representation of impressive linguists more gender-equitable. join us virtually on March 11, details here 👇
https://t.co/jc78E7tTpV

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

we are hosting a Pop-Up Mentoring Program (PUMP) event for @hsp2022! deadline for registration is March 18! we need mentors and mentees, more info here 👇
https://t.co/aXl36dGRmG

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

@suzyjstyles @kathrynbck very useful, thanks!

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

@EvelinaLeivada yes, we should join forces! we will DM you.

[IZ Europäische Sprachen @izeus_berlin]

#OTD 112 years ago, Mary Haas (1910-1996) was born 🥳 Expert on historical linguistics, Thai and North American indigenous languages such as Creek or Tunica. In 1963, she became the second female president of the LSA (@LingSocAm).

#LinguisticBirthdays #WomenInLinguistics

[COGEL (Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics) @LSA_COGEL]

@ToddTheLinguist @linasigns @emilymbender @bronwyn we've also got a great resource on how to organize an equitable and inclusive conference! (and we're also under the LSA umbrella!)
https://t.co/bTgU9XMfbU
but it doesn't have much detail on virtual conferences yet. let us know if anyone wants to help us expand it.