"Moving FORWARD for Women in STEM Fields at UC Riverside and Beyond"

UC-Riverside ADVANCE PAID项目提议创建和实施FORWARD（妇女进步、承认和发展教师组织）方案。 该计划预计将支持女性STEM教师的专业发展，特别关注该机构和整个加州高等教育系统的女性教师。 该计划的具体目标是：开发教师数据的数据库，以告知有关招聘和保留女教师的决定;召开年度务虚会和相关活动，以提供领导和专业发展;并针对有色人种妇女的独特利益进行一系列研讨会。我们了解高等教育中阻碍女性教师在STEM学科中进步的内在障碍。 这对有色人种女性来说尤其重要。 预期的汇编和分析相关的教师数据的招聘，保留，和女性STEM教师的专业发展将提供更好地了解机构政策，实践和女性教师在STEM的进步之间的关系。通过创建可持续和深远的全州和国家活动，旨在支持女教师在干的专业进步，该项目将作为在UC-R机构变革的基础。该项目的影响预计将远远超出该机构和加州州。 项目成果的传播机制包括与国家科学、技术、工程和数学组织建立创造性的战略伙伴关系。

The UC-Riverside ADVANCE PAID project proposes to create and implement the FORWARD (Faculty Organization for Women's Advancement, Recognition and Development) program. This program is expected to support the professional advancement of women STEM faculty, with a particular focus on women faculty of color, at the institution and throughout the University of California higher education system. The specific objectives of the program are to: develop a database of faculty data to inform decisions regarding recruitment and retention of women faculty; convene an annual retreat and relevant activities to provide leadership and professional development; and, conduct a series of workshops targeted toward the unique interests of women of color.Intellectual Merit This project will, ultimately, enhance the nation?s understanding of the intrinsic barriers within higher education that impede the advancement of women faculty in the STEM disciplines. This is particularly relevant for women of color. The anticipated compiling and analysis of relevant faculty data on the recruitment, retention, and professional advancement of women STEM faculty will provide a better understanding of the relationship between institutional policies, practices, and the advancement of women faculty in STEM. Broader Impact By creating sustainable and far-reaching statewide and national activities intended to support the professional advancement of women faculty in STEM, this project will serve as the foundation for institutional change at UC-R. The impacts of the project are expected to reach far beyond the institution and the state of California. The mechanisms of dissemination of project outcomes include creative and strategic partnerships with national STEM-focused organizations.