WORKSHOP: Recruitment and Retention of Women of Color in Political Science to Improve Scholarship and Teaching, San Francisco, CA, September 2015

研究表明，有色人种妇女在追求高等教育和随后的政治学职业生涯中面临着缺乏导师、财政资源和重大家庭责任等障碍。政治学是社会科学中男性和盎格鲁人占主导地位的研究领域之一。学术职业中的描述性表征对合法性、为学生服务和知识发展的看法很重要。会议的目标是为与会者提供必要的技能和网络进入学院，成功地实现终身职位，并在此后维持他们的职业生涯。该研讨会汇集了来自不同大学的学者，在他们的职业生涯的不同阶段，加深智力参与，并建立支持卓越的联盟，使政治学专业多样化。学术职业中的描述性代表对于合法性，为学生服务和知识发展的看法很重要。会议的目标是为与会者提供必要的技能和网络进入学院，成功地实现终身职位，并在此后维持他们的职业生涯。该研讨会汇集了来自不同大学的学者，在他们的职业生涯的不同阶段，加深智力参与，并建立支持卓越的联盟，使政治学专业多样化。该研讨会包括一个开幕式全体会议，重点是学科交叉性工作的发展和学科的讨论，以及有色人种妇女在其中的作用。它还包括一系列的分组会议，侧重于学术发展的各个方面。该研讨会将通过将研究生，初级和中级职业参与者按兴趣配对来促进深度辅导，并将结构化的一对一辅导时间嵌入到时间表中。

General SummaryResearch demonstrates that women of color face barriers such as lack of mentorship, financial resources, and significant familial responsibilities in their pursuit of higher education and subsequent careers in political science. Political science is one of the most male and Anglo dominated fields of study in the social sciences. Descriptive representation within the academic profession is important to perceptions of legitimacy, service to students, and development of knowledge. The goal of the conference is to provide attendees the necessary skills and networks to enter the academy, successfully achieve tenure and sustain their careers thereafter. This workshop brings together scholars from different universities, at different stages in their careers, to deepen intellectual engagement and to build coalitions that support excellence in diversifying the political science profession. Technical SummaryDescriptive representation within the academic profession is important to perceptions of legitimacy, service to students, and development of knowledge. The goal of the conference is to provide attendees the necessary skills and networks to enter the academy, successfully achieve tenure and sustain their careers thereafter. This workshop brings together scholars from different universities, at different stages in their careers, to deepen intellectual engagement and to build coalitions that support excellence in diversifying the political science profession. The workshop includes an opening plenary session that focuses on the development of intersectionality work in the discipline and a discussion of the discipline and the role of women of color therein. It also includes a series of breakout sessions that focus on various aspects of academic development. The workshop will facilitate deep mentoring by pairing graduate students, junior, and mid-career participants by interest, with structured one-on-one mentoring time embedded into the schedule.