ADVANCE IT Start Award: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

该项目将收集和分析数据和其他信息，以了解波多黎各大学马亚圭斯校区(UPR-M)科学、数学和工程学女教员的现状。UPR-M是一所为拉美裔服务的机构，以其严格的科学和工程本科生和研究生课程而闻名，在这些领域都有很高比例的女性学生。不管UPR-M？S领导向女性授予工程学学位，与现有的潜在教职候选人相比，女性教职员工的招聘和晋升被认为是较低的。这可能会受到人口、社会经济、文化、制度等变量的影响。为了了解这些因素，该项目提出了一系列举措，旨在找出阻碍女性从事学术事业或晋升学术界更高职位的障碍。智力优势：这个为期两年的项目将介绍普遍定期审议-M的科学、数学和工程女教员的机构概况，包括对其招聘、保留和晋升政策的分析。将进行调查，以确定学术界对妇女的工作氛围和态度。该项目将在一个以西班牙裔为主的机构进行，该机构拥有大量严格的科学和工程本科和研究生课程。据我们所知，波多黎各以前没有研究过具有类似普遍定期审议--M的特点的校园中的性别不平等和体制氛围。尽管普罗托里卡人被归类为拉美裔，但文化差异证明进行背景研究是合理的。更广泛的影响：这项提案中收集的数据可能会成为其他拉美裔学术机构的典范，这些机构在学术科学、数学和工程职业中面临类似的女性问题。从我们的工程和科学专业毕业的大量女性代表着一批优秀的未来女性教职员工。这个项目将有助于了解阻碍或阻碍他们进入学术界职业生涯的一些原因。这些知识将导致设计干预计划来解决这种情况，这应该会导致在未来科学、数学和工程领域更好地代表女性教员。

This project will collect and analyze data and other information in order to understand the current status of female faculty in sciences, mathematics and engineering at University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPR-M). UPR-M is a Hispanic-Serving Institution known for its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in science and engineering, and a high percentage of female students in each of these fields. Regardless of UPR-M?s leading role awarding engineering degrees to women, women faculty recruitment and advancement is consider low when compared to available potential candidates for faculty positions. This could be influenced by demographic, socioeconomic, cultural, institutional variables, among others. In order to understand these factors, this project proposes a set of initiatives aimed at identifying barriers that impede females from pursuing an academic career or advancing to higher positions within academia. Intellectual merit: This two-year project will provide an institutional profile of science, mathematics, and engineering female faculty at the UPR-M including an analysis of its recruitment, retention, and advancement policies. Surveys will be conducted in order to determine work climate and attitudes towards women in academia. The project will be conducted in a predominantly Hispanic institution with a significant number of rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in science and engineering. To our knowledge, there are no previous studies in Puerto Rico exploring gender inequality and institutional climate in a campus with characteristics similar to UPR-M. Even though Puertoricans are categorized as Hispanics, there are cultural differences that justify conducting contextualized research. Broader impact: The data gathered in this proposal could be a model for other Hispanic academic institutions that face similar issues regarding women in academic science, mathematics, and engineering careers. The large number of females that graduate from our engineering and science programs represent an excellent pool of prospective female faculty. This project will help understand some of the reasons that prevent or discourage them from entering careers in academia. This knowledge will lead to designing intervention programs to address the situation, which should lead to a better representation of female faculty in science, mathematics, and engineering in the future.