ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award: Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks

东北大学ADVANCE机构转型项目将系统地将跨学科和国际研究的关注整合到项目变革模型中。跨学科和国际网络内提高妇女地位的变革模式将改变征聘做法；加强妇女的专业网络；并建立一个论坛，让领导层全面参与，以加强问责制，并在体制政策和做法中逐步形成持久的变革。具体的干预措施针对的是由于妇女的孤独地位而使她们受到孤立，以及在东北大学内外的跨学科和国际研究环境中取得成功所面临的挑战。提高留用率的努力包括与校园研究中心会议相结合的跨学科招聘研讨会，以及通过新英格兰高等教育招聘联盟（HERC）成立的新的双职业网络委员会。女人?通过外部职业指导团队、改进现有的教师指导计划、促进跨学科和国际合作的拨款、校园范围的网络和大波士顿地区教师研讨会，加强了男女混合的网络。新的领导学院是一个论坛，让机构领导人、有影响力的教师和正在崛起的女性领导人参与改变机构政策和组织实践。该学院还将成为加强不同文化间性别能力的论坛。一项全面的研究和评估计划将伴随这些干预措施，以指导设计、可能的修改，并传播研究结果和最佳做法。跨学科的AWIIN团队包括来自科学和工程领域的社会科学家、教师和管理人员。所有活动都以新的2007年学术计划为指导，与当前不断变化的环境保持一致。智力价值：这两个原创的研究项目将提供关于个人技能、工具、组织实践和政策的新见解，使男女教师能够在日益跨学科的全球科技事业中取得成功并做出贡献。关于学院性别和全球化的项目将确定国际网络和合作的性别障碍和战略。关于性别和社会网络的项目将提供对教师参与专业、跨学科和国际网络的性别差异的见解。这些发现将对那些有意在跨学科和国际大学中提拔女性科学家和工程师的个别教师、研究人员和机构产生兴趣。从长远来看，干预措施将推广到所有学院，影响东北大学所有学生和教师的氛围，其更广泛的影响包括整个机构。领导学院将导致整个机构的管理实践和技能的普遍改善。将举办区域讲习班，向新英格兰的学院和大学传播最佳做法。一个关于学术界性别与科学国际化的全国会议将提高全国的意识。此外，东北大学将创建一个双职业网络委员会，作为新英格兰高等教育招聘联盟（HERC）的一部分，促进更广泛的波士顿学术界的双职业需求。AWIIN网站将为个人和其他机构提供指南和工具。

The Northeastern University ADVANCE Institutional Transformation project will systematically integrate concerns about interdisciplinary and international research into the project model for change. The Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks (AWIIN) model for change will transform recruitment practices; strengthen professional networks for women; and develop a forum for comprehensive engagement of leadership to increase accountability and to instill long-lasting changes in institutional policies and practices.Specific interventions target the isolation of women due to their solo status and the challenge to succeed in interdisciplinary and international research environments at Northeastern and beyond. Efforts to improve retention include Interdisciplinary Recruitment Workshops integrated with campus research center conferences and a new Dual Career Network Committee through the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). Women?s mixed gender networks are strengthened with External Career Mentoring Teams, the improved existing faculty mentoring program, grants to stimulate interdisciplinary and international collaborations, campus-wide networks, and Greater Boston Area Faculty Seminars. The new Leadership Academy is a forum to engage institutional leaders, influential faculty, and rising women leaders in changing institutional policy and organizational practices. The Academy will also be a forum to enhance intercultural gender competence. A comprehensive research and evaluation program will accompany the interventions to guide design, possible modifications, and to disseminate findings and best practices. The interdisciplinary AWIIN team includes social scientists, faculty, and administrators from science and engineering. All activities are aligned in the current changing environment guided by the new 2007 Academic Plan.Intellectual Merit: The two original research projects will provide new insights about the skills of individuals, the tools and organizational practices and policies that allow women and men faculty to succeed in and contribute to an increasing interdisciplinary, global enterprise of science and technology. The project on gender and globalization of the academy will identify gender-specific barriers and strategies to international networks and collaboration. The project on gender and social networks will provide insights into gender differences in the involvement of faculty in professional, interdisciplinary, and international networks. These findings will be of interest to individual faculty, researchers, and institutions that are interested in promoting women scientists and engineers in interdisciplinary and international universities.AWINN?s broader impacts include the entire institution as interventions will be rolled out to all colleges in the long-term affecting the climate for all students and faculty at Northeastern University. The Leadership Academy will result in a general improvement of management practices and skills across the institution. Regional workshops will be held to disseminate best practices into colleges and universities in New England. A national conference on gender and internationalization of science in academia will raise national awareness. In addition, Northeastern University will create a Dual Career Network committee as part of the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) that facilitates dual career needs in the broader Boston academic community. The AWIIN website will provide guides and tools for individuals and other institutions.