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、数学和工程专业女教师的现状。 UPR-M是一个西班牙裔服务机构，以其严格的本科和研究生课程在科学和工程，以及在每个这些领域的女学生的高比例而闻名。 不管UPR-M？在向女性授予工程学位方面，与教师职位的潜在候选人相比，女性教师的招聘和晋升被认为是低的。 这可能受到人口、社会经济、文化、体制等变量的影响。为了了解这些因素，该项目提出了一系列举措，旨在查明阻碍女性从事学术事业或晋升学术界更高职位的障碍。智力优点：这个为期两年的项目将提供一个机构概况的科学，数学和工程女教师在普遍定期审议-M，包括其招聘，保留和晋升政策的分析。将进行调查，以确定学术界的工作氛围和对妇女的态度。 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领域拥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进行过研究，探讨在具有类似UPR-M特征的校园中的性别不平等和体制环境。尽管波多黎各人被归类为西班牙裔，但文化差异证明进行情境化研究是合理的。 更广泛的影响：这项提案中收集的数据可以成为其他西班牙裔学术机构的典范，这些机构在学术科学，数学和工程职业中面临着类似的女性问题。 从我们的工程和科学课程毕业的大量女性代表了未来女性教师的优秀人才库。 这个项目将有助于了解一些原因，阻止或阻止他们进入学术界的职业生涯。 这些知识将导致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人数增加。

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.