ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award

Cuny Hunter College, New York NY

Investigators

Abstract

The goal of this project is to contribute to the development of a national science and engineering academic workforce that includes the full participation of women in all levels of faculty and academic administration, particularly at the senior academic ranks, through the transformation of institutional practices, policies, climate and culture. With this award, Hunter College will design and implement a program to improve the institutional practices and culture that affect the hiring, retention, promotion, salary, and professional development of women in the natural and social sciences. As part of the largest public urban university in the nation, Hunter College will be a model for the other CUNY colleges and for urban public universities generally. Goals include: a) to develop, test, and disseminate measures for identifying, measuring, and reporting hidden and subtle, as well as visible and obvious, indicators of gender equity; b) to correct unintended institutional practices that work against the advancement of women scientists; c) to educate administrators and other evaluators, via workshops and training manuals, about inadvertent gender biases in evaluating and recognizing scientists' contributions and about strategies for equalizing men's and women's ability to advance; d) to develop interventions to advance junior and mid-level women scientists via a sponsorship program. This project is supported by the NSF ADVANCE Program. The overall mission of the ADVANCE Program is to increase the participation of women in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increased representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers.