If Youre Not There, You Cant Do It: Shirley M. Malcom, Ph.D. Advancing Arguments for Diversity in the Sciences

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Inherently Difficult Problems Integration of research and education Interdisciplinarity Finding and developing border crossers Achieving diversity

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Access Retention Advancement

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Evidence of Underparticipation

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Bachelors Degrees Awarded in Biological Sciences by Sex, Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY PhDs Awarded in Biological Sciences by Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY PhDs Awarded in Chemistry by Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Percent of Engineering Baccalaureates Earned by Women, Minorities and Non-U.S. Citizens,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Percent of Engineering Doctorates Earned by Women, Minorities & Foreign Nationals,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Engineering Degrees by Level and Race/Ethnicity, 2003

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Engineering Degrees by Level and Group, 2003

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY PhDs Awarded to U.S. Citizens in Natural Science and Engineering, by Race/Ethnicity (Underrepresented Groups and Asians),

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Bachelors Degrees Awarded in Mathematics by Sex, Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Bachelors Degrees Awarded in Computer Science by Sex, Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY PhDs Awarded to U.S. Citizens in Mathematics and Computer Science, by Race/Ethnicity (Underrepresented Groups and Asians),

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY PhDs Awarded to U.S. Citizens in Mathematics and Computer Science, by Race/Ethnicity,

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Rationale Why do people come? Why do people stay? Why do people leave?

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Fixing the System vs. Fixing the Students

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY What Does Diversity Bring? Perspectives Experiences Environment Educational value

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Underparticipation A reflection of choices? Unlikely to affect fields? Patterns resistant to change?

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Challenging Notions of Critical Mass Self-propagation Hyper-responsiveness Justice OConnors vision

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY What Next? Challenging hostile climates Challenging counterproductive policies Challenging practices Enforcement (Title IX)

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY A Seat at the Table Effective advocacy Leadership Power Data Arguments Promising practices Partners

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Understanding Power, Its Uses and Abuses

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY Using Power for the Good Colleges and universities Public sector Private sector Nonprofit sector Community Personal interactions

IF YOURE NOT THERE, YOU CANT DO IT: ADVANCING ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSITY