Empower Resources

External References for Faculty Equity & Inclusion 

The NSF Advance program began in 2001 to support a more diverse engineering workforce by supporting increased representation of women in STEM academic careers.  During that time, numerous evidence based best practices have emerged.  This webpage is provided to point to exemplar programs in areas of Equity and Inclusion programs. For more information on the NSF Advance Program, please click here: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/advance-organizational-change-gender-equity-stem

Search and Hiring Practices

• WISELI  Searching for Excellence & Diversity - Selected References
  • Searching for Excellence & Diversity: A Guide for Search Committees
  • Resources to Broaden Candidate Pool (Advance UC Davis)
  • Dual-Career Couple Assistance Program
  • Benefits and Challenges of Diversity in Academic Settings
• Oregon State Search Advocate Program - Search Advocates are trained "content-neutral" process advisors for a search and screen committee to expand the search and improve the screening process.  

Implicit / Unintended Bias 

• Project Implicit - Initially created at Harvard University, Project Implicit seeks to increase understanding of implicit or unconscious biases.  It includes a number of instruments to take self-tests and increase your own awareness and understanding of these issues.
• WEPAN: Recognizing and Addressing Unintended Bias in Engineering Education - A three video series addressing unintended bias in learning environments

Faculty & Student Inclusion

• The Gender Equity Project (Hunter College) - An evidence based resource on gender schemas and addressing equity
• Selected WEPAN Public Webinars
  • Intersectionality, International Faculty and Inclusive Excellence
  • ASEE MIND: A Guide to Organizing and Hosting Inclusive Events

Professional Organizations

• AIM: Advance Implementation Mentors Network - The mission of the AIM Network is to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the national ADVANCE efforts by establishing a community of practice for ADVANCE Change Leaders.
• AWIS: Association of Women in Science - AWIS champions the interests of women in science across all disciplines and employment sectors. Working for positive system transformation, AWIS strives to ensure that all women in these fields can achieve their full potential.
• SWE: Society of Women Engineers - For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. 
• WEPAN: Women in Engineering ProActive Network - WEPAN connects people, research, and practice to increase participation, retention, and success of women and other underrepresented groups in engineering from college to executive leadership.
• AAUW: American Association of University Women  - Together, we can achieve a vision of equal opportunity for all
• Women in STEM - Empowering and encouraging high school girls to be a part of the movement to increase female representation in STEM
• ARC Network - The ARC Network strives to advance STEM equity in academia by convening diverse audiences to collaborate, share, and implement the best practices and tools shown to effect change.
• ACCESS+ Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success
• Association for Women Geoscientists