Improving Culture and Climate in the Mathematical Sciences: Moving Toward Action

改善数学科学的文化和氛围：迈向行动

• 批准号: 1921196
• 负责人: Elizabeth Donovan
• 金额: $ 4.96万
• 依托单位: Association for Women in Mathematics, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1921196&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improving; Culture; Climate; Mathematical; Sciences

The "Moving Towards Action" workshop to improve the culture and climate in the mathematical sciences will take place in conjunction with the 2020 Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. When members of the mathematics community are made to feel unwelcome in our profession, the success of mathematics as a whole is put into jeopardy. This workshop is focused on understanding and creating welcoming environments--providing actionable information and process change plans to mathematics department interested in driving cultural change at their respective institutions--so as to invite more people to enter and persist in STEM disciplines. The approach proposed through this workshop will (1) establish the impacts of sexual harassment, how climate and policies can affect the prevalence of sexual harassment, and the recommendations for improving climate and institutional structures, based on the NASEM's Sexual Harassment of Women report; (2) provide guidance to define a desired workplace climate from an interpersonal perspective, and actions towards achieving awareness and adoption; (3) supply tools, techniques and training to respond to behaviors that undermine a welcoming environment; (4) present guidance in identifying gaps in university policies that drive unwanted behaviors and provide a recommended structure for responding when such issues are discovered; (5) initiate guided development of individual action plans for implementing change at participant's home institutions. These objectives will be reached through a variety of activities, including speakers, a panel, interactive bystander intervention training, and an optional poster presentation by the participants. In particular, speakers will include experts in organizational development and sexual harassment, professionals knowledgeable about best practices in policy implementation in academia, and an expert in defining and creating inclusive work environments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

“走向行动”研讨会，以改善文化和气候的数学科学将与2020年联合数学会议（JMM）在丹佛，科罗拉多星期二，2020年1月14日。当数学界的成员在我们的职业中感到不受欢迎时，整个数学的成功就处于危险之中。 本次研讨会的重点是理解和创造欢迎的环境-提供可操作的信息和过程更改计划，以数学部门有兴趣在各自的机构推动文化变革-以邀请更多的人进入并坚持在干学科。通过这次讲习班提出的方法将：（1）确定性骚扰的影响，气候和政策如何影响性骚扰的流行，以及根据全国妇女平等协会的妇女性骚扰问题报告，提出改善气候和体制结构的建议;（2）提供指导，从人际关系的角度界定理想的工作场所气候，以及为实现认识和采用采取行动;（3）提供工具，技术和培训，以应对破坏欢迎环境的行为;（4）提供指导，以确定大学政策中的差距，推动不受欢迎的行为，并提供一个建议的结构，当发现此类问题时作出反应;（5）开始指导制定个人行动计划，以在参与者的家庭机构中实施变革。这些目标将通过各种活动来实现，包括演讲者、小组讨论、互动式旁观者干预培训以及与会者可选择的海报展示。特别是，演讲者将包括组织发展和性骚扰方面的专家，了解学术界政策实施最佳实践的专业人士，以及定义和创造包容性工作环境的专家。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。