Recruitment Retention and Advancement of Women and URM

Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women and URM in STEM Jamie Barlowe, Karen Bjorkman, Patricia Case, Edith Kippenhan, Monita Mungo University of Toledo

Objectives of Research Study • To determine effective mechanisms for increasing the presence and successes of women and URM in STEM disciplines. • To work to build supportive administrative frameworks for success. • To assist with building interdisciplinary support networks for research, mentoring and social well-being of women in STEM. • To determine areas where we have work to do on gender disparities across the campuses. • Internal Research funding awarded for AY 2017 -2018: $20, 000

Methods/Outcomes of Research Study • Examination of Outcomes of UT Biennial Climate Surveys (20102016), including: • Satisfaction with UT, unit, support (time & funding) (42% of women/61% of men felt they had adequate time for work) • Job Stress by gender, e. g. , departmental politics (80% of women/62% of men reported stress from departmental politics); Stress outside job, e. g. , primary care giver for children or someone who is ill (53% of women/35% of men reported stress as care giver) • Attitudes/Assumptions about Gender, e. g. , women faculty with children less committed to career, and Practices/Implicit Bias, e. g. , less access to departmental resources and greater expectations for service

Methods/Outcomes: Focus Groups The Climate survey data informed focus groups. Focus groups showed that women in STEM at UT have difficulty being taken seriously. Are more likely to carry service burdens. Feel less respected. Struggle to find work/life balance. Sense that the previous generation of academic women are not supportive of work/life balance: either/or approach to family/career.

Method/Outcomes: STEM only survey • Designed to increase STEM participation. • Better data to look at gender differences for STEM only. • Allowed us to look closely at issues around mentoring needs and work-life balance issues. • Analysis of data in progress • Next 6 slides provide response rate and some preliminary data

Responses Respondents N % Female 29 38. 2 Male 47 61. 8 Gender Fluid 4 Declined to Answer 21 Total 101

Discipline by Gender Discipline 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Engineering Medical Sciences Female Natural Sciences Male Social Sciences

Rank by Gender Rank 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Lecturer Assistant Professor Associate Professor Female Male Professor

Social Perceptions Measure Male Female Respect 5. 31 5. 36 Valued 5. 33 5. 0 Included 5. 29 4. 72 Heard 5. 00 4. 88 Engaged 5. 51 5. 42 Overwhelmed 4. 93 5. 19 More variance in responses for females across all variables analyzed for this report.

Work-Life Balance Measure Male Female Significance I have an equitable Service Load 4. 58 4. 57 I struggle to find a work-life balance. 4. 36 5. 21 2. 83 (p. 04) I have no time to socialize. 3. 77 4. 88 2. 67 (. 01) I feel guilty for taking time to socialize. 3. 38 4. 13 I work long hours. 4. 21 5. 09 I put work over family. 3. 89 3. 78 I put family over work. 2. 33 3. 08 I have no life outside of work. 3. 85 4. 21

Family Versus Career Measure Male Female Significance I have been told that children interfere with your career. 2. 29 4. 67 3. 49 (. 001) I have heard that academics should not have a family to advance career. 2. 72 4. 85 3. 16 (. 003) I have been reprimanded for missing work to care for family. 1. 3 2. 23 2. 47 (. 02) I do the majority of family care. 2. 87 5. 29 4. 24 (. 000) My colleagues expect me to put my career first. 2. 31 3. 83 3. 78 (. 001) My chair expects me to put my career first. 1. 85 3. 0 2. 61 (. 01) Academics should expect to put their career first. 3. 8 2. 85 I am willing to put my career before my family. 3. 68 3. 69 If UT had childcare life would be easier. 3. 83 5. 4

Outcomes: Research Showcase and Celebration of UT Women in STEM • • • March 22, 2018 Dr. Heather Burton, Director, IDEAL-N Keynote Speaker Presentation of preliminary results of Research Study Research presentations/posters Reception in celebration of women in STEM faculty

Outcomes: Conference Presentation & Article Submission • Our two social science team members, Dr. Patricia Case and Dr. Monita Mungo, are presenting data from our study at the North Central Sociological Association Conference in Pittsburgh today • An article proposal on research study submitted

Next Steps • Summer 2018 Research Funding and mentoring of female graduate students in STEM disciplines. • Fund mentoring initiatives in STEM departments. • Submit NSF grant to assist with recruitment, retention and advancement initiatives. • Continuing highlighting Women in STEM research on our IDEAL-N website • Continuing review of Dual Career Hiring Policy • Our work is informing a new university-wide faculty mentoring plan, including (Rocket) Launch committees