Workshop support for Women Evolving Biological Sciences

该项目将支持为为期三天的专题讨论会--网络：妇女进化生物科学--的成果进行规划、开展和评价的努力，该专题讨论会旨在探讨与妇女从早期职业生涯阶段过渡到终身教职轨道职位以及在学术和研究环境中的领导作用有关的问题。Webs以生物科学领域的早期职业女性为目标，重点关注在过去两到八年内获得博士学位但没有终身教职的女性。网络的参与者将是当前的博士后、研究科学家和助理教授，他们面临着从研究生学习到永久研究和教学职位的关键过渡期。网络包括一个研究和评价部分，涉及生物科学领域的早期职业妇女面临的挑战，如何解决这些挑战，以及如何向生物科学领域的早期职业妇女提供有效的专业发展经验，以便在这个阶段改善人员流失。这次研讨会代表了与国家进化合成中心(NESCent)的新合作伙伴关系，NESCent是一个由NSF资助的研究中心，为科学家之间的丰富互动提供了一个工作环境。与NESCent的这一伙伴关系将创造机会，促进初级和高级女科学家在生态学和进化论领域的专业发展和研究合作。WEB的总体目标是大幅增加妇女，包括任职人数不足群体的妇女在生物科学领域的留任和提拔，以便在学术和科学领导方面创造更大的多样性。留住妇女对于促进研究和教学机构的多样性和创新至关重要。妇女在学术环境中担任领导职务的平等代表性将对大学社区的各个方面产生积极影响。这个研讨会的目标是未来的领导者，并为他们提供成功通过终身教职轨道并拥有蓬勃发展的职业和个人生活所需的信息和资源。

This project will support efforts to plan, conduct and evaluate outcomes for a three-day symposium, WEBS: Women Evolving Biological Science, aimed at issues related to the transition of women from early career stages to tenure track positions and leadership roles in academic and research settings. WEBS targets early career women in the Biological Sciences with a focus on women who have earned their doctoral degrees within the past two to eight years and who do not have tenure. WEBS participants will be current post-docs, research scientists and assistant professors who face the critical transition period from graduate studies to permanent research and teaching positions. WEBS includes a component of research and evaluation that addresses what challenges early career women in biological sciences face, how these can be addressed, and how can effective professional development experience be delivered to early career women in the biological sciences in order to improve attrition at this stage. This symposium represents a new partnership with the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), an NSF-funded research center that provides a working environment for fertile interactions among scientists. This partnership with NESCent will create opportunities to foster professional development as well as research collaborations among both junior and senior female scientists in the disciplines of ecology and evolution. The overall goal of WEBS is to significantly increase the retention and promotion of women, including women from underrepresented groups, in the biological sciences to create greater diversity in academic and scientific leadership. Retention of women is critical for fostering diversity and innovation in research and teaching institutions. Equal representation of women in leadership roles in academic settings will positively influence all aspects of the university community. This symposium targets future leaders and equips them with the information and resources needed to successfully navigate the tenure track and have thriving careers and personal lives.