1. NSF Advance Affinity Group CO-PI’s: Carmen Domingo (BIOl), Nancy Gerber (CHEM/BIOCHEM), Diane Harris (PSY), and Sally Passion (BIOL) Goal: Collect data for submission of an NSF ADVANCE Grant Proposal Percent of Total Faculty Number of Women Faculty Vary Tremendously Across Departments in COSE

2. Women Spend More Time at the Associate Level 2626 13 26 5 P value=0.0305 6 Women faculty in COSE earn approximately $400 less per month than men faculty Sample size = 152 Women (n=18) Men (n=32) 6

3. Results of Focus Group: Assistant Professors Female faculty bear disproportionately more time on advising. RTP criteria is too broad. Difficult to find mentors within their department. Inflexible working hours, expensive day care, and less family time leads many to worry about their ability to remain in academia. Monetary compensation is inadequate given the workload. Associate Professors Promotion to full is focused on research productivity. Criteria for promotion to Professor is unclear. Teaching receives less recognition or rewarded. Female faculty bear disproportionately higher share of committee work with no compensation or reward mechanism. Difficult to find senior women mentors within their department. Concerned about salary inequities. Women and women of color carry extra burden of student advising.