Engaging and Retaining Women Veterans in the STEM Workforce: An NSF INCLUDES DCL Conference to Broaden the Pipeline from Service to 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新进入STEM劳动力市场而创建的。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，特别是那些在STEM领域代表性不足的人群中（重新）参与STEM劳动力的独特障碍和机会。虽然我们对退伍军人的需求和从服役到平民生活的过渡（包括女性退伍军人的特殊需求）了解很多，但仍有许多工作要做，以确保那些为美国服务的人能够将她们的经验和领导专长转化为经济机会。这次会议将为各利益攸关方提供机会，审查和分析现有的知识体系，激发新的想法和发展，促进不同利益攸关方群体之间的合作，并促进旨在帮助女退伍军人过渡到平民生活和职业的努力，从而提高认识并提供信息，以推进对女退伍军人和STEM劳动力的服务。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交叉视角来解决问题。多利益相关方团体将采取全面的方法，为加强女退伍军人从服役到STEM的管道带来可操作的变革。这次会议的目标将是：(1)综合为女性退伍军人提供的不同服务，特别是那些与STEM劳动力重返有关的服务；(2)开发产品和出版物，以激励工业界和学术界以新的目标接近退伍军人劳动力重返；(3)通过深思熟虑和广泛的传播这些产品来激发变革性创新。这一努力最终将导致一份全面的报告和一系列网络研讨会，这将进一步推动全国对话，讨论支持女性退伍军人通过STEM工作寻求更多经济机会的政策和项目的重要性。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 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.