Advocates and Allies are faculty committed to taking personal action in support of women and gender equity. This initiative empowers faculty with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to effect positive change at personal, unit, and organizational levels.
According to the NSF, women only make up 39% of STEM tenured and tenure-track faculty in U.S. academic institutions, despite the increasing number of women receiving STEM PhDs over the past several decades. Promoting gender equity in STEM not only empowers women and non-binary faculty to excel professionally but also fosters diversity and innovation in academic environments. However, promoting gender equity requires effort from everyone, especially men, who make up a majority of STEM faculty.
We have partnered with Dr. Roger Green and Dr. Canan Bilen-Green of North Dakota State University, who have developed extensive programming to support gender equity in STEM departments, to facilitate the “Allies for Gender Equity in STEM Workshops” for NYU faculty.
These interactive workshops will explore workplace gender inequities experienced by female-identifying and non-binary faculty, often imposed by primarily male-identifying colleagues, and will empower all participants with tools to promote gender equity at NYU.
Each workshop will be two and a half hours long and cover the same content. The sessions are scheduled as follows:
- October 10th: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Washington Square (Kimmel Center, Room 914)
- October 10th: 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Tandon (1MTC, Room 1930/1931)
- October 11th: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Washington Square (Kimmel Center, Room 914)
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
These sessions will give faculty a chance to understand the context of gender inequity in academia and at NYU and to develop concepts, vocabulary, actions, and practical skills to promote gender equity through scenario-based practice. All faculty will have the opportunity to participate in one of two discussion groups focused on brainstorming “how male-identifying faculty can serve as allies and help disrupt gender inequities” and “how faculty who often face gender inequity can support each other in advancing gender equality.”
We implore all faculty – regardless of gender- to please attend one of these sessions so that we can improve the NYU academic community for everyone.
Please RSVP here to confirm your attendance.
