Lisa M' Frehill, Ph'D'

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Commission on Professionals in Science and
Technology

• Lisa M. Frehill, Ph.D.
• Executive Director

Nicole Di Fabio Research Assistant
Workshop Overview and Results of a Preliminary
Survey of Diversity Efforts at Professional
Societies February 14, 2008, Boston, MA
This project is supported by the National Science
Foundation, Research on Gender in Science and
Engineering, HRD 0436071. The views expressed
are those of the presenter and do not reflect
those of the National Science Foundation.
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Introductions

• You will introduce the person TO YOUR LEFT
• Less-than-one-minute
• Name, discipline, affiliation, etc.
• Prep it quick! Well start a few minutes after
  1200 so we can introduce everyone.

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Agenda

• 100-130 Presentation of survey results
• 130-245 Panel discussion Running programs
• 245-300 Break
• 300-415 Table discussions/activity
• 415500 Discussion Where do we go from here?

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Where do we go from here? Potential workshop
outcomes.

• Top ten things that professional societies can do
  to facilitate the work of the womens/diversity
  committees. ? Bring list to February 28, 2008
  retreat for STEM professional society executive
  directors titled Enhancing Diversity in
  Science A Retreat.
• How to engage a wider audience in increasing the
  diversity of our disciplines?
• Diversity activities toolkit.
• NSF-RGSE Diffusion application (CPST/AWIS) to
  continue our work with professional societies
  (deadline, 4/7/08).

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What is CPST?

• Founded in 1953 (originally Scientific Manpower
  Commission
• Membership Research Organization
• Societies all major scientific societies
• Corporations
• Academic Institutions
• Foundations
• Individuals
• Participating organization American Association
  for the Advancement of Science
• Staff
• Nathan Bell, Associate Director
• Nicole Di Fabio, Research Assistant
• Susan Hill, on leave from National Science
  Foundation, Science Resource Statistics Division
• Mission
• To collect, analyze, and disseminate reliable
  information about the human resources in the U.S.
• To promote the best possible programs of
  education and training of potential SEs
• To develop policies of utilization of SEs

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Current research in progress(Sponsors Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation and National Science
Foundation)

• STEM Workforce Data Project
• Career outcomes of science masters degree
  holders (with AAAS)
• Program evaluations
• New Mexico AMP Bridge to the Doctorate Program
• ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Programs
• Society of Women Engineers
• Retention in engineering
• Annual Review of Literature on Women in
  Engineering
• Technical Support to
• ADVANCE Programs (mentoring, data issues, dept.
  chairs training)
• NACME
• WEPAN

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Publications
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The Big Picture

• Representations of women, under represented
  minorities, Asian/Pacific Islanders across levels
  and STEM fields.
• Academia
• Entire STEM Workforce

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Womens representation varies greatly across
fields diminishes as pipeline stage increases.
(Degree awards, 2005 faculty, 2003)
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Although they are a minority group in the United
States, Asian Pacific Islanders are
over-represented at many levels of the STEM
pipeline. (Degree awards, 2005 faculty, 2003)
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The URM pipeline to doctoral degrees is far from
full . . . Not at parity with representation
in the population.(Degree awards, 2005)
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STEM Workforce Composition vs. All Occupations,
2003(From CPST Report 3 of the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation-funded STEM Workforce Data Project
Minorities in the STEM Workforce)
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Inventory Results

• 70 valid responses of a total 120 surveys
• 58 response rate
• 68 web responses are analyzed here

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Inventory results - types of organizations
represented by the 68 valid respondents
Note Professional Society here refers to ones
that are womens or minorities-specific
societies versus general STEM discipline based
organizations. In the remainder of the
presentation, these and the Others are excluded.
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Data from previous graph types of support
provided by parent organization (n 59)
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Challenges, as reported by all respondents (n
68)
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You wouldnt rely upon volunteers to run the
payroll for the professional society.
If diversity is really important, then there
ought to be paid staff to support these efforts.
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Thank you!

• Lisa M. Frehill Nicole Di Fabio
• Commission on Professionals in Science and
  Technology
• 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 113
• Washington, DC 20005
• 202-326-7080
• Fax [phone]
• lfrehill_at_cpst.org

This project is supported by the National Science
Foundation, Research on Gender in Science and
Engineering, HRD 0436071. The views expressed
are those of the presenter and do not reflect
those of the National Science Foundation.