MSU-ADVANCE Catalyst Project to Promote Gender Identity

密苏里州立大学（MSU）将实施ADVANCE Catalyst项目，进行机构自我评估，以了解主校区STEM学科女性教师的现状。该项目将包括对当前社会和行为研究的回顾：性别平等、工作与生活平衡、STEM中某些群体的代表性不足以及组织变革。该项目的核心部分将是对每个STEM部门的保留，晋升和任期（RPT）政策以及相关程序和实践进行全面审查。该项目包括从当前和过去的ADVANCE机构领导人那里获得直接投入和建议的战略。这个为期两年的项目将为大学未来的数据收集和教师公平的数据分析做准备，这些数据可以被机构领导用来为决策提供信息。Catalyst的工作还将为该机构实施基于证据的战略做好准备，以改善所有教师的大学氛围，这将在作为该项目一部分的五年教师公平战略计划中进行概述。NSF ADVANCE项目旨在通过识别和消除阻碍学术机构中不同教师充分参与和进步的组织障碍来促进性别平等。阻碍公平的组织障碍可能存在于政策、过程、实践以及组织文化和气候中。ADVANCE“Catalyst”奖为学术、非营利性高等教育机构的机构公平评估和五年教师公平战略计划的制定提供支持。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。

Missouri State University (MSU) will implement an ADVANCE Catalyst project to conduct an institutional self-assessment to understand the current status of women faculty in STEM disciplines on the main campus. This project will include a review of the current social and behavioral research on: gender equity, work-life balance, underrepresentation of certain groups in STEM, and organizational change. A central part of this project will be to undertake a comprehensive review of retention, promotion, and tenure (RPT) policies and related procedures and practices for each STEM department. The project includes strategies to get direct input and advice from leaders of current and past ADVANCE institutions.This two-year project will prepare the university for future data collection and data analyses of faculty equity which can be used by institutional leadership to inform decision-making. The Catalyst work will also prepare the institution to implement evidence-based strategies to enhance the university climate for all faculty which will be outlined in a five-year faculty equity strategic plan that will be produced as part of this project. The NSF ADVANCE program is designed to foster gender equity through a focus on the identification and elimination of organizational barriers that impede the full participation and advancement of diverse faculty in academic institutions. Organizational barriers that inhibit equity may exist in policies, processes, practices, and the organizational culture and climate. ADVANCE "Catalyst" awards provide support for institutional equity assessments and the development of five-year faculty equity strategic plans at an academic, non-profit institution of higher education.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.