Effective Approaches to Fostering Faculty Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Celebrating Progress Forum

Date and Time

– October 5, 2021, 05:00 PM EDT
Event Information

Join the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health in formally recognizing the winning institutions of the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science.

In partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science's STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change initiative and in collaboration with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, this forum recognizes the efforts of institutions of higher education, including SEA Change Institutional Bronze Awardees and Members, that have seen sustained improvement in faculty gender diversity, equity and inclusivity across STEMM. This event offers an opportunity to learn about institutional strategies and practices that have effected systemic change.

Panels

  • Vision for Institutional Change
    • Panelists explored how their institutions' vision for change is informed by a focus on advancing faculty gender diversity, equity, and inclusion. Panelists also discussed how their vision inspires and guides institutional change. Click here to view graphic notes of the panel discussion.
  • Training for Inclusive, Equity-Minded Environments
  • Reducing Barriers to Career Advancement
    • Panelists discussed institution or programmatic-level changes that reduce or remove barriers to the career advancement of women. Examples included changes to the policies and procedures for recruiting, hiring, promotion, and tenure. Click here to view graphic notes of the panel discussion.
  • Effective Tools for Assessing and Monitoring Outcomes

Learn More

ORWH Prize Competition Webpage

Executive Summaries

SEA Change Abstract

Agenda