GSE/SGER: Developing a Research Agenda for STEM Women in Leadership

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The proposed project will lay the foundations for an international conference on womenin leadership to be held in Fall 2007. This exploratory research project will examinewhat is known about women in leadership throughout various sectors and identify whatfurther research is needed to improve our understanding and knowledge.This project will encompassA. Research Review: a thorough review of the research on women's leadership indifferent sectors.B. Development of Comprehensive Bibliography: from the research review, abibliography will be developed and made widely available.C. Identification of Researchers: researchers working in the different sectors will beidentified; a selected number will be invited to participate in the conference.D. Development of Conference Framework: the issues and questions to be addressed atthe conference will be developed.E. Preparation of Grant Proposal: grant to support the conference will be developed andsubmitted.Intellectual Merit: The project and conference will provide insight into ourunderstanding of STEM women in leadership and of women's leadership in STEM,across different sectors and disciplines, in an interdisciplinary way that has not beenbroached.Broader Impact: The interdisciplinary approach of this project will lead to a clearerunderstanding of women in leadership, and will yield strategies and approaches to crossfertilizesuccesses across different sectors. The potential impact of knowledge transferfrom one sector to another could lead to strategies for significantly increasing theadvancement of women to leadership positions.