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

这个NSF INCLUDES关于在STEM劳动力中吸引和留住女性退伍军人的会议是为了响应NSF INCLUDES计划的亲爱的同事信（DCL）而创建的：通过NSF INCLUDES支持女性和女性退伍军人重新进入STEM劳动力（NSF 19-038）。教育发展中心（EDC）将开发和主办这次会议，以解决女性退伍军人的独特障碍和机会，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。虽然对退伍军人的需求以及从服役到平民生活的过渡，包括女退伍军人的具体需求，了解很多，但仍有许多工作要做，以确保那些曾为美国服务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，通过为各利益相关者提供机会，审查和分析现有的知识体系，促进新的想法和发展，促进不同利益相关者群体之间的合作，并努力帮助女性退伍军人过渡到平民生活和职业生涯。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;和女性退伍军人通过交叉透镜解决问题。多利益相关者小组将采取全面的方法，为女性退伍军人加强从服务到STEM的渠道带来可行的变革。这次会议的目标是（1）综合为女性退伍军人提供的不同服务，特别是那些关于STEM劳动力重返社会的服务，（2）开发产品和出版物，激励行业和学术界以新的目的接近退伍军人劳动力重返社会，以及（3）通过这些产品的深思熟虑和广泛传播来激发变革性创新。这一努力最终将产生一份全面的报告和网络研讨会系列，这将进一步推动全国对话，讨论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。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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 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.