Workshop support for Women Evolving Biological Sciences

该项目将支持为为期三天的专题讨论会“web：妇女发展的生物科学”规划、实施和评价成果所作的努力，该专题讨论会的目的是讨论与妇女从早期职业阶段过渡到终身职位和在学术和研究环境中担任领导角色有关的问题。万维网的目标是生物科学领域的早期职业妇女，重点是在过去两到八年内获得博士学位且没有终身职位的妇女。web的参与者将是目前正处于从研究生学习到长期研究和教学职位的关键过渡时期的博士后、研究科学家和助理教授。web包括一个研究和评估的组成部分，解决生物科学领域的早期职业女性面临的挑战，如何解决这些挑战，以及如何向生物科学领域的早期职业女性提供有效的专业发展经验，以改善这一阶段的人员流失。这次研讨会代表了与国家进化综合中心（NESCent）的新伙伴关系，NESCent是一个由美国国家科学基金会资助的研究中心，为科学家之间的丰富互动提供了一个工作环境。与NESCent的伙伴关系将创造机会，促进生态和进化学科的初级和高级女性科学家之间的专业发展和研究合作。万维网的总目标是在生物科学领域大幅度增加妇女的保留和晋升，包括来自代表性不足群体的妇女，以便在学术和科学领导方面创造更大的多样性。保留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角色的平等代表权将对大学社区的各个方面产生积极影响。本次研讨会的目标是未来的领导者，并为他们提供所需的信息和资源，以成功地驾驭终身教职，并拥有蓬勃发展的事业和个人生活。

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.