Building Gender Equity in the Academy

Sandra Laursen is the director and senior research associate of Ethnography & Evaluation Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the coauthor of Undergraduate Research in the Sciences: Engaging Students in Real Science. Ann E. Austin is a University Distinguished Professor in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education and the associate dean for research in the College of Education at Michigan State University. She is the coauthor of Rethinking Faculty Work: Higher Education's Strategic Imperative.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. The Problem, the Solution, and the StudyChapter 1. What's the Problem?Underrepresented, Out of SightBarriers for Women on STEM FacultiesThe Importance of RepresentationChapter 2. Fix the System, Not the Women Studying Systemic Change to Advance Gender EquityThe Content and Structure of the BookAudiences for This BookLimitations of the BookPart II. Strategies for ChangeOverviewChapter 3. Interrupt Biased ProcessesStrategy 1. Inclusive Recruitment and HiringStrategy 2. Equitable Processes of Tenure and PromotionStrategy 3. Strengthened Accountability StructuresChapter 4. Reboot WorkplacesStrategy 4. Development of Institutional LeadersStrategy 5. Approaches to Improving Departmental ClimateStrategy 6. Enhanced Visibility for Women and Gender IssuesChapter 5. Support the Whole PersonStrategy 7. Support for Dual-Career CouplesStrategy 8. Flexible Work ArrangementsStrategy 9. Practical, Family-Friendly AccommodationsChapter 6. Foster Individual SuccessStrategy 10. Faculty Professional Development ProgramsStrategy 11. Grants to Individual FacultyStrategy 12. Mentoring and Networking ActivitiesChapter 7. New Frontiers of Research and PracticeAddressing Other Arenas of BiasApproaching Equity through Analysis of Power and PrivilegeEqualizing Workloads and Their Impact on AdvancementCombating Sexual and Gender-Based HarassmentHonoring Intersectional IdentitiesIncluding Contingent FacultySummaryPart III. Building and Enacting a Change PortfolioChapter 8. Put It All TogetherCase Study 1. Case Western Reserve UniversityCase Study 2. University of Texas at El PasoCase Study 3. University of Wisconsin–MadisonLessons from the Case StudiesChapter 9. Design a Change Portfolio to Advance EquityTaking a Systemic and Strategic Approach to TransformationImplementing the Strategic Change PlanReflections and Next StepsConcluding ThoughtsAppendix A. ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Awards by Cohort through 2019Appendix B. Research MethodsReferencesIndex

Building Gender Equity in the Academy: Institutional Strategies for Change is a timely addition to the conversation about gender equity in academic institutions, particularly STEM fields.—Academe