Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday October 5 £003 — C5 USUI alms for ‘supportive workplace model’ i i Four researchers at Utah : rose-color- ' State University have a good question and they just received $3 million from die National Science Foundation (NSF) to help them find an answer Their question and the V question of many in academia is: How to change die climate in academic institutions so women not only stay but thrive Women have left academics in droves for the last 20 years even while the number of women obtaining doctor-ales has soared Many women find it difficult to balance the demands of raising a family with tenure track positions that can translate into 50 to 80 hours a week of teaching preparation-researc- h writing publishing committee work and advising according to The Chronicle of Higher Education And after the long hard grind of graduate school women often find themselves left out of discussions at the water cooler about funding opportunities or they : face professional isolation with mentors and collaborators few and far between ' “Highly qualified women are being lost at each stage of advancement during their ! careers” said Ronda Callister principal investigator and management professor at Utah State “That means a loss of investment a loss of qualified thinkers a loss of role models and a loss of diversity” “We want to change the workplace climate for women and minorities at Utah State” gender is not known men’s and women’s achievements are ranked equally “We are trying to set up ways to fairly evaluate men and women so the subtle biases aren't there” Sullivan “to remove the glasses not because it’s politically correct but because it’s correct for our society and for our time It’s important for : women and minorities to have as many options before them as possible” The Supportive Workplace Initiative will especially focus on attracting and retaining women in the sciences and By USU Media Relatione " ed “But we want to look at the larger picture” said Sullivan “We want to create a workplace model where all faculty women and men can be sue- cessful in highly competitive research fields and still maintain a rich personal life” “This idea that you just keep putting in more and more hours every year isn’t going to work anymore” Sullivan said “If we can figure out ways to be more effective with our time and use the talents here on campus better we can increase career success and compete with any institution for top faculty At the same time we can move Utah State to a new level of national prominence” Callister believes that the project’s “dual agenda” business model which links equity to workplace effectiveness will lead to more dynamic results “Our strategy is to address problems that impact the effectiveness and satisfaction of all faculty members : but seem to weigh heavier on women and minorities” she James Powell father and professor in math and statistics is helping develop a science and engineering recruitment team to broaden the pool of minority and female applicants for positions “We need to start selling the benefits of our situation here in Logan” Powell said “This is already a great place to live and work and the Supportive Work Initiative will help open doors” “Sometimes options are : " " limited because of underlying assumptions that impact women and men” said Kim and Sullivan biology professor “Some- times we downgrade the ’ accomplishments of anyone who doesn’t fit the image” Sullivan cited a 1997 study published in Nature which found that both men and women rate the quality of V men’s professional accom- ' plishments higher than those of women when they are aware of the gender When the ' - 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' Charles Waugh who teaches in the Utah State English department are juggling two demanding professional careers with a in store now “An improved spousal accommodation program will help attract women to Logan” said Christine Hult and associate dean of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences “Women very often have professional spouses who will also be looking for impossible to take off a couple1 j years raise a child and then come back to the job at the same level as when you left!’ ' - j’Peeples said “This is even more true for women in the sciences who have to maintain funding for ' their labs" said Hull Powell who brings exper- tise in math and statistics to the project will track'rcsults i with computer simulations “We want to determine where critical bottlenecks to ' female advancement have been” he said “We should be able to see how small effects grow into large outcomes” “This will mark a milestone of change in the history of this institution" said Hall “We don’t have all the answers but we’ve made a commitment to taking this step and all the steps that come after “A workplace that is attractive for women is attractive for everyone" Hall said - doctorates The NSF initiative will engage faculty in creative dia-logues to identify and implement change said Hult “With male and female colleagues working in grassroots collaboration across campus a healthier dynamic will emerge for both men and women " one that recognizes the importance of a balanced lifestyle” Mediation training will be provided to develop a more effective system for resolving staff tensions and conflicts Training and assistance will be provided to hiring committees across campus The Women’s Center will receive 'said engineering where women are underrepresented across the country and at Utah State The university’s College of Engineering for example has 82 tenured or tenure track faculty members only six are women issues Christine Hailey will coordinate with the provqst’s office to develop and imple- ment supportive policies especially where spousal accommodation tenure and promotion are concerned ' Many women land in tenure track positions that don’t accommodate pregnancy or childcare just as their biological clocks start ticking “It’s difficult to balance? child and an academic career” said assistant speech professor Jennifer Peeples “There is a real fear of falling behind No one tells you it’s a race to the finish but it sure feels like one H According t die NSF married women with doctorates are twice as likely to have spouses who work fulltime as opposed to manied men with : 1 Shrode was recently staffing the chat line and a request came in from a student in the Northwest asking for a list of the newspapers and magazines in the country After a quick review Shrode was able to respond The stu r — sstsssrssr" woM n h J w w Wl SR MSI Mlf MfMVoMSOitS 03M fcereixpnideea wwlawaasnHwewe 1 m eweniReeMii m 003 11! htW — eRwmirtra I Percent Off Discounts Are OH Original Tkkeled Price f emtio wy not to caMrf el Mm 1hkm wl ngji yai m ci a meant onduCK mamm w to towU ft wwl OlinM food In mn 0S erfy !( MfrioMvdeoaBMOTeMwpiKhoMTCriiMnkCB prrtnq van mm 6H arm M My to acMictodbMni top-rank- ed ! ttangfc Sf (bet If 7003 4 m iwaw m fey CMemriuraMintdifkii j |