ADVANCE IT-Catalyst: Institutional Self-Study on Women Faculty in STEM and SBS Disciplines at UTSA

ADVANCE机构转型（IT）奖的重点是将整个机构环境转变为对女科学家更公平的学术环境。在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校（UTSA），在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域担任学术和领导职位的女性人数严重不足。因此，UTSA为研究妇女在这些学科中所面临的障碍和确定两性不平等的可能解决办法提供了一个极好的环境。由于该机构是为西班牙裔服务的机构，因此它是制定适合文化的解决方案的理想场所。这项自学将审查阻碍女性在STEM领域任职和晋升的体制障碍的范围和来源。该项目将开发一种方法，用于创建一个机构数据库，即性别平等监测（GEM），以监测教师，特别是女性在STEM领域的进展。这项自学将探讨南昆士兰大学在其制度结构和文化氛围方面的性别化程度，同时也将研究性别如何与其他社会力量交叉，从而影响女教师的招聘、保留和认可。将通过调查和深入访谈收集定量和定性数据，以确定UTSA男女教员的看法和做法，重点是性别平等。此外，将对机构记录进行仔细分析，以收集关于性别代表性的数据。为了实现这一目标，该项目有以下具体目标：(1)使用数据对UTSA的工作环境进行全面分析，包括(a)对教师的调查和定性访谈；(b)关于薪酬、教师级别、行政代表性和相关因素的机构记录；(2)审查当前教师招聘、保留和认可的政策、实践和结构（例如，搜索/雇用政策、任期和晋升指导方针、指导实践和工作家庭政策）；(3)确定现有和未来可用于招聘、指导、领导力培训、研究支持和其他促进性别平等手段的资源。这项分析将确定男女教员的关键措施的一致性程度，同时衡量负责确保在南苏丹大学创造和维持多样化文化的行政人员的性别平等。本研究将评估UTSA当前的性别气候，并调查观念和实践如何阻碍或促进STEM和SBS学科中女性教师的招聘、保留和认可。作为一个西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）， UTSA将照亮性别，种族，民族和女性教师的职业机会之间的交集。性别平等监测（GEM）数据库将在赠款的整个生命周期内得到开发和维护，以收集、分析和维护UTSA男女教员的机构记录。创业板可以适应其他制度背景，深化本研究的影响。

ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (IT) awards focus on transforming an entire institutional setting to be a more equitable academic environment for women scientists. Women in academic and leadership positions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are seriously underrepresented at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). UTSA thus provides an excellent context in which to study obstacles faced by women in these disciplines and to identify possible solutions to gender inequity. Because of the institution's status as a Hispanic-serving institution, it is an ideal place to develop culturally appropriate solutions. The self-study will examine the scope and sources of institutional barriers to representation and advancement of women in STEM. The project will develop a methodology for creating an institutional database, Gender Equity Monitoring (GEM), to monitor the progress of faculty, especially women in STEM.The self-study will explore the degree to which UTSA is gendered with respect to its institutional structure and cultural climate while also examining how gender intersects with other social forces to shape the recruitment, retention, and recognition of female faculty. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected through surveys and in-depth interviews to ascertain the perceptions and practices of male and female faculty at UTSA with a focus on gender equity. In addition, a careful analysis of institutional records will be conducted to gather data on gender representation. To achieve the goal, the project has the following specific aims: (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of UTSA's workplace climate using data to include (a) surveys and qualitative interviews of faculty and (b) institutional records on compensation, faculty rank, administrative representation, and related factors; (2) review current policies, practices, and structures for faculty recruitment, retention, and recognition (e.g., search/hiring policies, tenure and promotion guidelines, mentoring practices, and work-family policies); (3) identify existing and prospective resources available for recruitment, mentoring, leadership training, research support, and other means of promoting gender equity. This analysis will determine the degree of consistency in key measures for both men and women faculty while gauging gender equity with respect to those in administrative roles accountable for ensuring the creation and maintenance of a diverse culture at UTSA. This research will assess the current gender climate at UTSA and investigates how perceptions and practices can obstruct or facilitate the recruitment, retention, and recognition of female faculty members in STEM and SBS disciplines. As a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), UTSA will illuminate the intersection between gender, race-ethnicity, and career opportunities for female faculty. The Gender Equity Monitoring (GEM) database will be developed and maintained past the lifetime of the grant to collect, analyze, and maintain institutional records for both men and women faculty at UTSA. GEM may be adapted to other institutional contexts deepening the impact of this research.