NSF INCLUDES DCL: RESET (Re-Enter Stem through Emerging Technology) Conference on Finding Re-Entry Pathways for Women in STEM

本次NSF INCLUDES会议是为了响应NSF INCLUDES项目的致同事信（DCL）：通过NSF INCLUDES （NSF 19-038）支持女性和女性退伍军人重返STEM工作岗位而召开的。在过去的十年里，我们国家需要大量STEM专业知识的工作岗位数量增长了近34%，雇主们表示，他们难以填补依赖熟练技术工人的职业岗位。女性和女性退伍军人是一群有才华的人，可以在全国范围内填补STEM工作岗位。该项目团队正在开发、组织、开展和评估一次会议，支持女性和女性退伍军人重返STEM新兴技术领域，如网络安全、数据科学、移动开发和云计算。为期两天的会议的目的是探讨和讨论回国妇女遇到的挑战，以便更好地了解她们的情况，并确定解决她们在获得新兴技术教育和就业方面遇到的问题的办法。除了参加会议的许多女学生外，还有来自工业界、NSF INCLUDES联盟、社会科学和政策领域以及支持组织（如大学退伍军人事务和大学学术服务办公室）的演讲者和受邀参与者。一名外部评价人员和一个会议咨询委员会正在评估该项目的成果和影响。传播工作包括在全国会议上介绍调查结果并在期刊上发表，以及举办关于新兴技术领域回国妇女最佳做法的网络研讨会。资源资料发布在项目网站上。会议的结果加强了对再入过程的理解，以及女性进入和再进入STEM劳动力，特别是在新兴技术领域所面临的相关障碍和机会。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This NSF INCLUDES Conference on Finding Re-Entry Pathways for Women in STEM was created in response to the NSF INCLUDES program's Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Supporting the Re-Entry of Women and Women Veterans in the STEM Workforce through NSF INCLUDES (NSF 19-038). The number of jobs in our country requiring substantial STEM expertise has grown nearly 34 percent over the past decade and employers say they are having trouble filling jobs in occupations that depend on skilled technical workers. Women and women veterans are a pool of talented individuals who can fill STEM jobs nationwide. The project team is developing, organizing, conducting and evaluating a conference supporting the re-entry of women and women veterans in STEM emerging technology fields, such as cybersecurity, data science, mobile development and cloud computing. The goal of the two-day conference is to explore and discuss challenges encountered by returning women with the objective of better understanding their situations and identifying solutions to their problems in accessing emerging technology education and employment. In addition to the many women students who participate in the conference, there are also presenters and invited participants from industry, NSF INCLUDES Alliances, social science and policy fields, and from support organizations, such as university veteran's affairs and academic services offices at universities. An external evaluator, and a conference advisory board, are assessing the outcomes and impacts of this project. Dissemination includes presenting findings at national conferences and publishing in journals, as well as conducting a Webinar on best practices for returning women in emerging technology fields. Resource materials are published on a project website. Results from the meeting enhance the understanding of processes for re-entry, and the related barriers and opportunities women face entering and re-entering the STEM workforce, especially in emerging technology fields.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.