“The Advancement of Senior Women Scientists at Liberal Arts Colleges”
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Report and Recommendations Developed During the Inaugural Summit on “The AdvancementReport and Recommendations of Senior Women Scientists atDeveloped Liberal During Arts Colleges” the Inaugural Summit on Held June 2-4, 2010 “TheWashington, Advancement DC of Senior Women Scientists at This meeting was organizedLiberal by the co-principal Arts Colleges”investigators of a project funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) program. Leading the project are four full professors of chemistry: Professor Kerry Karukstis, Harvey Mudd College; Professor Laura Wright, Furman University; Professor Miriam Rossi, Vassar College; and Professor Bridget Gourley, DePauw University. The project created four "alliances" to study the effectiveness of horizontal mentoring to enhance the professional development of senior women chemistry and physics faculty members at liberal arts institutions. Three of the five-member alliances focusHeld on full June professor 2-4,s in chemistr 2010y, the fourth involves full professors in physics. Washington, DC This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants NSF-HRD- 0618940, 0619027, 0619052, and 0619150. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Integrating Work and a Personal Life: Aspects of Time and Stress Management for Senior Women Science Faculty, Julie T. Millard and Nancy S. Mills (Also published in ACS Symposium Series 1057) Report and Recommendations Outlines the challenges faced by faculty in creating an appropriate work- Report and Recommendations life balance with particular emphasis on particular pressures faced by senior Developed During the Inaugural Summit on women science faculty. Defines the stress that results from the continual pressure Developed During the of too many demands on one’s time. Defines ‘bias avoidance’ and highlights the impact of nonproductive bias avoidance behaviors that women academics have Inaugural Summit on “The developed as strategies to avoid negative career consequences. Concludes “The Advancement of with recommendations on effective ways to restore balance between work and AdvancementSenior Women of Senior Scientists Women at personal lives. Scientists at Liberal Arts Colleges” Improving Professional Development and Morale for Senior Women Liberal Arts Colleges” Faculty, Miriam Rossi Discusses the evidence that explains why many senior women faculty in STEM disciplines at PUIs aren’t perceived as valued and respected members of their HeldHeld June June 2-4, 2-4, 2010 2010 institutions. Addresses concerns about salary and promotion equity, institutional Washington, DC and cultural influences, and undue college level service responsibilities. Concludes Washington, DC with reference to existing faculty development resources and suggestions for institutions and individuals on effective strategies for improving morale for all mid to late career faculty. This meetingThis meeting was organized was organized by the co-principal by the co-principal investigators investigators of a project fofunde a dproject by the funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Partnerships for Support from Academe - Identifying Departmental and Institutional National Science Foundation ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) program. Leading the Resources, Policies, and Infrastructure to Support Senior Women STEM and Diprojectssemination are four (PAID) full professors program. ofLeading chemistry: the projectProfessor are Kerry four Karukstis, full professo Harveyrs of Faculty, Ruth Beeston, Jill Granger, Leslie Lyons, Darlene Loprete, and Carol Ann chemistryMudd: Pr ofessorCollege; Kerry Professor Karukstis Laura, H Wright,arvey Mudd Furman Co lUniversity;lege; Professor Professor Laura Miriam Wright , Miderski (Also published in ACS Symposium Series 1057) FurmanRossi, Universi Vassarty; ProfessorCollege; Miriamand Professor Rossi, BridgetVassar CGourley,ollege; and DePauw Professor University. Bridget Discusses mechanisms that lead to the success of women in liberal arts chemistry GourleyThe, DePauwproject createdUnivers ifourty. T“alliances”he project to created study thefour effectiveness "alliances" ofto horizontal study the mentoring to enhance the professional development of senior women departments via the typical career path of hiring, tenure, and post tenure effectiveness of horizontal mentoring to enhance the professional development of senior womenchemistry chemistry and and physics physics faculty faculty members members atat liberalliberal artsarts institutions.institutions. ThreeThree ofof the the professional development. A recurrent theme of all of the resources, policies, five-member alliances focus on full professors in chemistry, the fourth involves five-member alliances focus on full professors in chemistry, the fourth involves full and infrastructure mechanisms suggested is flexibility - recognizing that women’s full professors in physics. needs don’t always fit into the historic rubric. The authors conclude by discussing professors in physics. the value of the shared contract for dual career academics. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants NSF- Leadership Support for Women Faculty Members in Science, Technology, HRD-0618940, 0619027, 0619052, and 0619150. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or Thisrecommendations material is based uponexpressed work supported in this material by the Nationalare those Science of the Foundationauthor(s) and under do Grantsnot necessarily NSF-HRD- reflect Engineering and Mathematics Disciplines at Liberal Arts Colleges: 0618940,the views 0619027, of the 0619052, National and Science 0619150. Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations Perspectives on Practices, Policies and Infrastructure Related to the expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Position of Department Chair, Bridget L. Gourley Begins by discussing the institutional and individual benefits of appointing women STEM chairs. Highlights key ways institutions can provide support for chairs to enhance their ability to be effective and enable them to balance that role with their other responsibilities. Concludes by describing ways chairs enhance the positive experience for faculty, staff and students in their academic unit. 20 1 White Papers Summary A set of white papers was sent to summit participants in advance of the meeting to help participants prepare for the discussions planned. Copies of these white papers are available on the web at www. hmc.edu/nsfadvance. A few of these white papers, as noted below, were revised and published in Mentoring Strategies to Facilitate the Advancement of Women Faculty edited by Kerry K. Karukstis, Bridget L. Gourley, Miriam Rossi and Laura L. Wright.1 Faculty Engagement and Career Satisfaction at Liberal Arts Colleges, Kerry K. Karukstis Discusses the differences between engagement and satisfaction. Highlights differences by gender in responses to faculty job satisfaction surveys that demonstrate professional development that will enhance careers of senior women faculty and contribute to greater job satisfaction. Concludes that attracting greater numbers of women STEM faculty is a necessary but insufficient step to advance women in the professoriate. Fostering a satisfying work environment that enables women to prosper is also required. Why Does Mentoring End? Cindy Blaha, Amy Bug, Anne Cox, Linda Fritz, and Barbara Whitten (Also published in ACS Symposium Series 1057) Discusses the importance of mentoring and how it is typically employed at early career stages such as graduate school and the start of a faculty career. Outlines faculty career stages and provides examples for the utility of mentoring during each stage. Defines horizontal mentoring and outlines the climate for physics and chemistry women faculty at private liberal arts colleges. Provides nuts and bolts description of how alliances supported by this work function. Improving Communication Skills: Being Heard on a Regular Basis, Laura L. Wright Discusses the challenges some members of academic communities, typically women, face trying to be heard during professional discussions. Highlights the negative consequences of disenfranchising those colleagues, including consequences both to the individual and to the academic unit. Provides strategies to address the situation and improve communication and engagement of all members of the community. 1 Mentoring Strategies to Facilitate the Advancement of Women Faculty; Karukstis, K.K., Gourley, B.L., Rossi, M., and Wright, L.L., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series 1057; American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 2010. 19 Summary of Sessions at the NSF-ADVANCE Summit Meeting for Senior Women Faculty in Chemistry and Physics Executive Summary at Liberal Arts Colleges - June 2-4, 2010 The invite explained the purpose of our summit meeting Recent funding from the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Partnerships was to gather Wednesday, June 2 for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) program (NSF- senior women faculty in physics Opening address and discussion: HRD-0618940, 0619027, 0619052, and 0619150) supported a and chemistry who