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ADVANCEADVANCEPanel on Minority Panel on Minority
WomenWomen
Cheryl B. LeggonCheryl B. Leggon
Georgia Institute of Georgia Institute of TechnologyTechnology
ISSUESISSUES
Women of color: falling through Women of color: falling through the cracksthe cracks
MentoringMentoringMultiple?Multiple?Mandatory?Mandatory?
Targeted ProgramsTargeted ProgramsWhat worksWhat worksWhat does not workWhat does not work
Women of ColorWomen of Color
• Assumed to be included Assumed to be included – People of colorPeople of color– WomenWomen
• Systematic research on which to Systematic research on which to base policy and practicebase policy and practice
• Combination of issues by gender Combination of issues by gender and raceand race– Not additiveNot additive– SynergisticSynergistic
Mentoring Program: Mentoring Program: Design ConsiderationsDesign Considerations
• Multiple mentorsMultiple mentors• Mentor from broad discipline but Mentor from broad discipline but
NOT from specific departmentNOT from specific department• Match between mentee and Match between mentee and
mentor based on prioritized list of mentor based on prioritized list of needs from menteeneeds from mentee– Mentee chooses from list of mentorsMentee chooses from list of mentors– Mentee meets with potential mentorsMentee meets with potential mentors
Effective PracticesEffective Practices
• Research drivenResearch driven• InstitutionalizedInstitutionalized• SystematicSystematic• EvaluatedEvaluated
SYSTEMATICALLY MONITORSYSTEMATICALLY MONITOR
• NumbersNumbers• ExperiencesExperiences• Inequities in resourcesInequities in resources
– InformationInformation– Access to graduate studentsAccess to graduate students– EquipmentEquipment– SuppliesSupplies– Support staffSupport staff
SYSTEMATICALLY MONITORSYSTEMATICALLY MONITOR
• Teaching assignmentsTeaching assignments– Number of classesNumber of classes– Numbers of students per classNumbers of students per class– Timing of classesTiming of classes– Number of advisees (level)Number of advisees (level)– Number of theses supervisedNumber of theses supervised
Typology of Targeted Typology of Targeted ProgramsPrograms
Top Top DownDown
Bottom Bottom Up Up
Idiosyn-Idiosyn-craticcratic
ProsPros FormalizeFormalized means to d means to make make changechange
FlexibleFlexible
Low-costLow-cost
ConsCons Requires Requires resourcesresources
Few Few resourcesresources
SuccessioSuccessionn
FragileFragile
ResourcesResources
Minority & white share (in percent) of full Minority & white share (in percent) of full professors professors
by gender: 1999by gender: 1999
2.4 8.2
18.5
70.9
Wo color Men color White wo White men