ADVANCE IT Start Award: Assessing the Participation of Women Faculty in Science at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

威斯康星大学拉克罗斯分校(UW-L)的女教员在科学界的代表性不足，特别是在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科。德克萨斯大学L项目将对L大学女性在科学领域的地位进行研究驱动的评估，重点是STEM学科，但也包括社会和行为科学(SBS)学科。将调查三个相互重叠的研究问题：(1)威斯康星大学L分校女性在科学领域的地位是什么？(2)在科学领域招聘和提升女性的障碍是什么？(3)现有的结构(计划和政策)在解决这些障碍方面有多成功？该项目的学术价值包括通过确定充分参与学术科学的障碍以及调查现有结构在解决这些障碍方面的成功程度，促进对威斯康星大学L分校妇女地位的了解。将收集以下方面的基线数据：终身教职模式和非终身教职轨道地位；雇用、保留、终身教职和晋升；教学任务；资源分配；服务和辅导。此外，还将审查大学政策和工作/生活问题。这些将为制定可在威斯康星大学实施的机构转型行动计划提供数据驱动的基础。该项目也可作为威斯康星大学系统中同行机构的模式。该项目有可能对威斯康星大学L分校和威斯康星大学系统内的同行机构产生重大而广泛的影响。增加女性对学术科学的参与已被证明总体上提高了学生的保留率，并鼓励女学生从事科学事业。将通过国家论坛向更大的科学界通报该项目。威斯康星大学系统社区将通过向我们的同行机构、妇女参与科学和威斯康星州少数群体参与联盟(WiscAMP)计划以及UW系统通讯和科学院长会议进行演讲来了解情况。该项目的成果还将在科学部门会议和一年一度的密歇根大学-L学院研究日上公布，从而提高人们的意识，推动整个密歇根大学-L社区的变革。

Women faculty at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (UW-L) are underrepresented in the sciences, particularly in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The Crosse UW-L project will conduct a research-driven assessment of the status of women in science at UW-L, focusing on the STEM disciplines but also including the social and behavioral science (SBS) disciplines. Three overlapping research questions will be investigated: (1) What is the status of women in sciences at UW-L? (2) What are the barriers to the recruitment and advancement of women in the sciences? (3) How successful are existing structures (programs and policies) at addressing these barriers? The intellectual merits of this project include advancing the understanding of the status of women at UW-L by identifying the barriers to full participation in academic sciences as well as investigating how successful existing structures are at addressing these barriers. Baseline data will be collected on patterns of tenure and non-tenure track status; hiring, retention, tenure and promotion; teaching assignment; distribution of resources; service; and mentoring. University policies and work/life issues will also be examined. These will provide a data-driven basis for developing an institutional transformation plan of action that can be implemented at UW-L. This project may also serve as a model for peer institutions in the UW System. This project has potential to provide significant broader impacts at UW-L and at peer institutions in the UW-System. Increasing the participation of women in academic science has been shown to increase student retention overall and encourage female students to pursue careers in sciences. The larger scientific community will be informed of the project through national forums. The UW System community will be informed through presentations to our peer institutions, the Women in Sciences and Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) programs, and the UW System Letters and Sciences Deans meetings. The results of this project will also be presented at science departmental meetings and the annual UW-L Faculty Research Day, thus raising awareness and advancing change throughout the UW-L community.