Science Career Videos
Women faculty at Hunter College share their responses to questions about a career in the sciences. There are two sequences featuring different faculty sharing their insights and responses.

Science Career Videos


GEP Sponsorship Program Video
The 30 talented women scientists who have participated in the GEP's Sponsorship Program conduct cutting-edge research, receive prestigious grants and awards, and publish in leading scientific journals.

Sponsorship Video
 

Why do women continue to lag behind
men in the sciences?

What can institutions and individuals do to eliminate gender
disparities and help all scientists flourish?


The Gender Equity Project, partially funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, has the mission of promoting equity and excellence in the natural and social sciences – at CUNY and in the nation as a whole.

What has the GEP accomplished?
  • Sponsored talented beginning and mid-level women scientists.
  • Developed and administered a survey to measure gender equity within departments.
  • Developed and administered a survey to measure faculty experiences.
  • Run comprehensive workshops on how to succeed in academia for junior CUNY faculty.
  • Created gender tutorials.
  • Educated faculty and administrators about how gender affects careers.
  • Developed and run a Grant Writing Assistance Program.
  • Reviewed and changed policies and procedures that could disadvantage women.
  • Measured and reported gender equity benchmarks.
  • Created brochures on grant-writing and attending conferences.
  • Developed a suite of materials for improving institutions and improving faculty productivity, effectiveness, and satisfaction.
What is the GEP doing now?
  • Analyzing hallmarks of success in different natural and social science fields.
  • Analyzing CVs and letters of recommendation of academic job candidates.
  • Analyzing the determinants of awards and prizes in cognitive and developmental psychology, and in cognitive neuroscience.
  • Increasing recognition and leadership of outstanding women scientists.
  • Uncovering and correcting hidden and subtle biases.
  • Educating faculty and administrators about how gender affects careers.

Grant Writing Tips Booklet
© Gender Equity Project 2007 (PDF, 1.5 MB, August 2007)

Grant Writing Booklet 		Attending Conferences Brochure
© Gender Equity Project 2007 (PDF, 1.9 MB, updated March 2007)

Attending Conferences Booklet 		GEP Brochure
© Gender Equity Project 2007 (PDF, 1.9 MB, updated March 2007)




  Last updated: March 11, 2008

To contact us:

Gender Equity Project
Department of Psychology
Hunter College of the City University of New York
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

E-Mail: gender.equity@hunter.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-650-3001 Fax: 212-650-3247

©  2005 GenderEquity Project This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0123609 [ ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award ] and by Hunter College of the City University of New York. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

This website was created and designed by Monica Hopenwasser and Jocelyn Tan with assistance from Elizabeth Lattanzio.