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科学、数学和工程专业女教员的现状。UPR-M是一所为西班牙裔服务的机构，以其严格的科学和工程本科和研究生课程而闻名，这些领域的女生比例很高。不考虑UPR-M？尽管美国在授予女性工程学位方面发挥了主导作用，但与现有的潜在教师职位候选人相比，女性教师的招聘和晋升被认为很低。这可能受到人口、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，旨在确定阻碍女性从事学术事业或在学术界晋升到更高职位的障碍。智力优势：这个为期两年的项目将提供科学、数学和工程领域女性教员的机构概况，包括对其招聘、保留和晋升政策的分析。将进行调查，以确定学术界的工作气氛和对妇女的态度。该项目将在一个以西班牙裔为主的机构进行，该机构在科学和工程方面有大量严格的本科和研究生课程。据我们所知，以前没有在波多黎各的研究探索性别不平等和制度气候的校园特征与普遍定期审议机制相似。尽管波多黎各人被归类为西班牙裔，但由于文化差异，进行情境化研究是合理的。更广泛的影响：本提案中收集的数据可以为其他面临类似问题的西班牙学术机构提供模型，这些问题涉及学术科学，数学和工程职业中的女性。从我们的工程和科学专业毕业的大量女性代表了未来女教师的优秀群体。这个项目将有助于了解一些阻碍或阻碍他们进入学术界的原因。这些知识将引导我们设计干预方案来解决这种情况，这将导致未来科学、数学和工程领域的女性教师有更好的代表性。

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.