Why do women continue to lag behind men in the sciences? What can institutions
do to eliminate gender disparities? The Gender Equity Project (GEP) has the
mission of insuring equity in the hiring, retention, tenuring, and promotion of men
and women scientists at Hunter College, and of insuring that men and women scientists
benefit equally from resources and are recognized equally for their achievements.
Science faculty include those in natural science, biological science, social science,
computer science, and math.
Interns on the project will learn about issues involved in evaluating institutions
of higher education with respect to gender-fair practices and developing interventions
to ensure gender equity in organizations. In collaboration with the GEP staff,
interns will help devise and administer a large number of assessment tools, help develop
programs for improving institutional practices in hiring and promoting faculty, and help
develop programs for improving the status of individual women scientists. Via
regular laboratory meetings, interns will get a background in fields like social psychology,
organizational change, and economic theory.
Interns will work with the GEP staff to accomplish the following:
- Develop appropriate measures of faculty contributions
- Develop quantifiable assessments of faculty access to resources;
perform assessments; develop a plan for institutionalization of assessments
- Develop instruments for measuring faculty marginalization and isolation;
develop interventions to ameliorate marginalization
- Develop a sponsorship program for women scientists
- Develop educational programs for men and women about gender and science
- Develop workshops and colloquia on gender and science
- Develop materials and brochures for other institutions to use
- Develop web-based educational materials for wide dissemination
- Assist in preparation of progress reports
- Assist in preparation of grant proposals
Being an intern with the GEP is work! You will be expected to spend at least 15 hours
a week working on the project and doing background reading for the project.