Engaging and Retaining Women Veterans in the STEM Workforce: An NSF INCLUDES DCL Conference to Broaden the Pipeline from Service to STEM

NSF Includes是为响应NSF Includes计划的《亲爱的同事信(DCL)：支持女性和退伍军人通过NSF Includes重新进入STEM劳动力大军》(NSF 19-038)而创建的。教育发展中心(EDC)将发展和主办这次会议，以解决女性退伍军人，特别是那些来自STEM领域代表性不足的人群，(重新)参与STEM劳动力的独特障碍和机会。虽然人们对退伍军人的需求以及从服役向平民生活的过渡有很多了解，包括退伍军人的具体需求，但仍有许多工作要做，以确保那些曾在美国服役的人能够利用他们的经验和领导专长，创造经济机会。这次会议将提高认识并提供信息，通过为各利益攸关方提供机会，审查和分析目前存在的知识体系，激发新的想法和发展，并促进不同利益攸关方群体之间的合作，努力帮助女退伍军人过渡到平民生活和职业生涯，从而推进对女退伍军人和STEM工作人员的服务。这次会议将汇集研究人员、从业人员和政策制定者；代表大学和社区学院、非营利组织和为退伍军人服务的联邦机构的领导层；以及女性退伍军人，通过跨部门的视角解决问题。多方利益攸关方小组将采取全面的方法，以带来可行的变化，以加强从服务到STEM的管道，为女性退伍军人。这次会议的目标将是(1)综合为女退伍军人提供的各种服务，特别是关于STEM劳动力重新进入的服务，(2)开发产品和出版物，以激励工业界和学术界以新的目标对待退伍军人重新进入劳动力市场，以及(3)通过深入和广泛地传播这些产品来激发变革性创新。这一努力最终将产生一份全面的报告和一系列网络研讨会，进一步推动关于支持女性退伍军人通过STEM工作寻求更大经济机会的政策和计划的重要性的全国性对话。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 Engaging and Retaining Women Veterans in the STEM Workforce is 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 Education Development Center (EDC) will develop and host this convening to address the unique barriers and opportunities for women veterans, particularly those from populations underrepresented in STEM fields, to (re)engage in the STEM workforce. While much is known about the needs of veterans and the transition from service to civilian life, including the specific needs of women veterans, there is still much work to be done to ensure that those who have served the United States can leverage their experiences and leadership expertise into economic opportunities. This convening will raise awareness and provide information to advance services to women veterans and the STEM workforce by providing an opportunity for the various stakeholders to review and analyze the body of knowledge that currently exists, stimulate new ideas and development, and facilitate collaboration across the different stakeholder groups and efforts aimed at helping women veterans transition to civilian life and careers. This convening will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers; leadership representing universities and community colleges, nonprofit organizations, and federal agencies that serve veterans; and women veterans to address issues through an intersectional lens. The multi-stakeholder group will take a comprehensive approach toward bringing actionable change toward strengthening the pipeline from service to STEM for women veterans. The goals of this convening will be to (1) synthesize the disparate constellations of services available to women veterans, especially those regarding STEM workforce reentry, (2) develop products and publications that will galvanize industry and academia to approach veteran workforce reentry with renewed purpose, and (3) inspire transformative innovation through thoughtful and wide-reaching dissemination of these products. The effort will ultimately lead to a comprehensive report and webinar series that will further the national dialogue about the importance of policies and programs to support women veterans in seeking greater economic opportunities through STEM work.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.