Enhancing the Culture for Recruiting, Retaining and Advancing Women in STEM

西佛罗里达大学提出了一个预付项目，重点是多样化的教师。 认识到在该机构的历史上第一次，有色学生的比例已经超过了有色教师的比例，该机构寻求建立一个计划，以加强支持和包容性的文化，招聘，保留和推进女性教师在干学科。 这一目标的核心是几个具体目标，其中包括：促进更多样化的申请人库，增加雇用和保留的妇女人数，为女教师和领导提供专业发展机会，并教育目前的机构管理人员对多样性的价值。 这些目标在提案和项目中得到了说明，以特别关注有色人种妇女并与她们相关。 同样与本项目目标密切相关的是一个植根于积极心理资本的概念框架。 因此，本项目的研究对象不仅是教师个人，也是教师所在的整个机构。智力成果本项目融合了积极心理资本和社会生态系统理论这两种社会科学理论，旨在从个人和组织两个层面提高对性别平等的认识。 具体的活动是从成功的ADVANCE模式中改编的，并以独特的方式应用于综合性机构。 通过该项目，将获得重要信息，详细说明非研究密集型机构实现两性平等的途径，并在全国范围内传播。 由于该项目的重点是综合性的、非研究密集型的机构，西佛罗里达大学的预付款项目将对促进美国所有类似机构的两性平等产生巨大影响。 这一点尤其重要，因为在这些机构中，女教员的人数不成比例地多。

The University of West Florida proposes an ADVANCE PAID project that focuses on diversifying the faculty. Recognizing that for the first time in the institution's history, the proportion of students of color has exceeded the proportion of faculty of color, the institution seeks to build a program for enhancing a supporting and inclusive culture for recruiting, retaining and advancing women faculty in the STEM disciplines. Central to this goal are several specific objectives that include: promoting a more diverse applicant pool, increasing the number of women hired and retained, providing professional development for women faculty and leadership opportunity, and educating current institution administrators on the value of diversity. These objectives are indicated within the proposal and the project to have special attention and relevancy to women of color. Also germane to the goal of this project is a conceptual framework that is rooted in positive psychological capital. As such, the project focuses on both the individual member of faculty and the entire institution the employs these faculty.Intellectual Merit This project blends two social science theories, positive psychological capital and social/ecological systems theory, that focus on enhancing understanding of gender equity at the individual and organizational levels. Specific activities are adapted from successful ADVANCE models and applied in a unique way to a comprehensive institution. As a result of this project, important information detailing paths to gender equity at non research intensive institutions will be gained and disseminated across the country. Broader Impact Because of the focus of this project on comprehensive, non research intensive institutions, the University of West Florida ADVANCE PAID project will have a dramatic impact on promoting gender equity at all institutions of similar type in the US. This is particularly significant given the disproportionately high number of women faculty who are employed at these institution types.