"Dear collegues,
    Although we are still a minority in the CSS, the visibility of women in the society has increased significantly during the last thirteen years due to the outstanding skills and the wonderful job done by Bozenna, Cheryl, Linda and all the others  who are volunteering for the society in several important positions. This is why I believe that one of our primary concerns should be to encourage an increasing involvement, especially of young researchers, in the WiC and CSS activities.
    The Women in Control group is a great forum in which we can help each other in many different ways women to reach the higher ranks in the society and in the scientific and professional community. To this aim we must make any effort to retain and upgrade the membership, to increase the number of women CSS members from non-US countries, to integrate more and more women members from all over the world into all the CSS activities..." (From the message of WiC Chair Anna Maria Perdon, WiC Newsletter, Issue #1, 2002).