Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID): Collaborative Research - Career Advancement for Women through the Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN)

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。虽然获得地球科学高级学位的女性人数一直在增加，但学术界的科学领袖仍然以男性为主。通过建立支持地球科学妇女网络(ESWN)的基础设施，这一预付费项目将促进地球科学领域妇女的职业发展、建立社区和促进专业合作。ESWN是一个由妇女组成的同行指导网络，主要是在她们职业生涯的早期，为地球科学学科内的各种领域提供服务。ESWN成立于2002年，最初是由六名从事大气科学工作的早期妇女组成的小组，现已发展到750多名成员，涉及广泛的地球科学分学科。ESWN的增长完全是从人与人之间的接触发展而来的，其持续、快速的增长证明了该集团对早期职业女性的价值。这一学科网络的独特之处包括它侧重于职业生涯早期阶段的妇女，以及它是由职业生涯早期的女科学家组建并领导的。这些功能使该组织能够帮助地球科学领域的女性在职业上取得进步，同时将她们与同龄人社区联系起来。该网络的“草根”结构为留住和提拔女性地球科学家提供了一个难得的机会。知识价值：在ESWN迄今活动取得成功的基础上，该项目将支持发展可持续的ESWN基础设施和职业发展活动，以造福学术界的妇女并促进她们的进步。所申请的资金将在四年内支持下列举措：发展地球科学网络，为地球科学界更广泛的领域提供服务；设计和管理职业发展讲习班；在重大科学会议上促进专业联系；开发网络资源，为地球科学领域的妇女建立联系和合作。ESWN的规模和多样性为收集有关女地球科学家不断发展的职业的统计数据和信息提供了宝贵的机会。会员将参与在线调查、访谈和网站监控。这些研究得出的见解和建议将通过出版物、在线时事通讯和ESWN网站上的重点内容进行传播。更广泛的影响：项目活动强调提高妇女在地球科学学术职位上的地位。这些活动将确定和开发对学术界妇女有用的资源，增加对这些资源的可及性，启动辅导机会，并创建一个社区。成功女科学家的数量和知名度的增加将极大地影响下一代的招聘。ESWN成员已经将这个网络视为他们职业生活中有价值的一部分，并经常鼓励同行和被咨询者加入。该项目旨在通过与现有成功的招聘计划的联系，增加ESWN的种族和种族多样性。通过确定减少女性地球科学家职业成功障碍的战略，我们的目标是促进一种将提高所有科学家的成功的文化。该网络的性质和范围及其持续增长也将影响女科学家在各种科学职位上的成功，包括在学术界、联邦政府以及公共和私营部门。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).While the number of women receiving advanced degrees in the geosciences has been rising, the face of scientific leaders in academia remains dominantly male. Through the establishment of infrastructure to support the Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN), this ADVANCE PAID project will promote career development, build community, and facilitate professional collaborations for women in the Earth Sciences. ESWN is a peer-mentoring network of women, mostly early in their careers, serving the variety of fields within the geosciences discipline. ESWN started in 2002 as an initial group of six early-career women in atmospheric science, and has grown to more than 750 members spanning a wide range of geosciences sub-disciplines. ESWN's growth has evolved solely from person-to-person contacts, and its sustained, rapid growth testifies to the group's value to early career women. The unique aspects of this disciplinary network include its focus on women at early career stages, and the fact that it was formed and is led by early career women scientists. These features allow the group to assist women in the Earth Sciences in advancing professionally while connecting them with a community of their peers. The network's "grassroots" structure provides an exceptional opportunity to influence the retention and promotion of female earth scientists. Intellectual Merit: Building on the success of ESWN's activities to date, this project will support the development of a sustainable ESWN infrastructure and career-development activities to benefit women in academia and promote their advancement. The requested funding will support the following initiatives over four years: grow ESWN to serve a wider section of the geosciences community; design and administer career development workshops; promote professional networking at major scientific conferences; and develop web resources to build connections and collaborations for and among women in the Earth Sciences. The size and diversity of ESWN provides a valuable opportunity to collect statistics and information on the developing careers of women geoscientists. The membership will participate in online surveys, interviews and web site monitoring. Insights and recommendations emerging from these studies will be disseminated through publications, an online newsletter, and highlights on the ESWN website. Broader Impacts: The project activities emphasize the advancement and promotion of women in academic positions in the Earth Sciences. These activities will identify and develop resources useful to women in academia, increase accessibility to these resources, initiate mentoring opportunities, and create a community. An increase in the number of successful women scientists and their visibility will greatly influence the recruitment of the next generation. ESWN members already identify the network as a valuable part of their professional lives and often encourage peers and advisees to join. This project aims to increase the ethnic and racial diversity of ESWN via connections with existing successful recruitment programs. By identifying strategies to reduce barriers to professional success for women geoscientists, we aim to promote a culture that will enhance the success of all scientists. The nature and extent of the network, and its continued growth, will also influence the success of female scientists in a variety of scientific positions including within academia, the federal government, and public and private sectors.