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，有色人种女性在追求高等教育和随后的政治科学职业生涯中面临着诸如缺乏指导、经济资源和重要的家庭责任等障碍。政治学是社会科学中男性占主导地位的研究领域之一。学术专业中的描述性表述对于合法性的认知、对学生的服务和知识的发展都很重要。会议的目标是为与会者提供必要的技能和网络，以进入学院，成功地获得终身教职，并在此后维持他们的职业生涯。本次研讨会汇集了来自不同大学、处于职业生涯不同阶段的学者，以加深知识交流，并建立联盟，支持政治科学专业多元化的卓越成就。学术专业的描述性表述对于合法性的认知、对学生的服务和知识的发展都很重要。会议的目标是为与会者提供必要的技能和网络，以进入学院，成功地获得终身教职，并在此后维持他们的职业生涯。本次研讨会汇集了来自不同大学、处于职业生涯不同阶段的学者，以加深知识交流，并建立联盟，支持政治科学专业多元化的卓越成就。讲习班包括一个开幕全体会议，其重点是该学科交叉工作的发展，并讨论该学科和有色人种妇女在其中的作用。它还包括一系列关注学术发展各个方面的分组会议。研讨会将根据兴趣对研究生、初级和中期职业参与者进行配对，并将结构化的一对一指导时间嵌入到时间表中，从而促进深度指导。

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.