ADVANCE Leadership Award: Strengthening Our Academic Foundations

American Chemical Society (Acs), Washington DC

Investigators

Abstract

This project focuses on improving the hiring, promotion and retention of women faculty members in academe. To achieve this goal the best practices currently in use will be identified by conducting site-visits at 35 Research Extensive and Intensive universities and by publicly recognizing departments of chemistry and chemical engineering having positive environments supportive of women faculty members. In addition, participating schools will be given confidential feedback on the environment for women at their institution as well as the general findings from this study. A toolkit will be developed for all institutions to use to identify strengths and weaknesses in their practices with respect to women faculty and to suggest ways they can assist new and mid-career faculty members. Overall assessments of the data from the on-site visits will be prepared for publication, highlighting successful best practices, and presentations will be given at national meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS).