Initiatives
Our Mission |
Data-Driven Decision Making & Accountability
- Set targets for balanced gender participation and annually monitor progress
- Conduct annual analysis of women faculty by tenure status and academic rank
- Develop metrics and benchmarks to assess:
- gender demographics and equity
- tenure awards and renewals
- promotions
- women faculty in leadership positions
- faculty searches for gender equity
- faculty salaries
- Adopt best practices from academia and other industries
- Communicate the fact-based institutional view within the organization
Partners: The Provost’s Office and Faculty Academic Affairs
Organizational Change
- Ensure that policies do not inadvertently disadvantage women
- Create a better work-life environment
- Increase number of women leaders
- Develop gender-sensitive competencies in the leadership
- Raise awareness of diversity and gender equity issues through effective communication
- Promote institution-wide gender-balanced participation
Partners: The Provost’s Office, Faculty Development, Faculty Academic Affairs, Department Chairs, Division Heads, Faculty Senate and Office of Institutional Diversity
Professional Development and Mentoring
- Develop targeted programs
- Design and implement a talent management program for women faculty
- Mentor/coach individual women faculty
- Create networking opportunities
Partners: Faculty Development, Faculty Academic Affairs, Department Chairs, Division Heads
Recognition of Women in Medicine and Science
- Nominate women for internal and external prestigious prizes and awards
- Host women scientists and physicians to give scientific and women-in-science talks
- Women Leading the Way Lecture Series
- Margaret L. Kripke Award
- Legends and Legacies: Personal Journeys of Women Physicians and Scientists at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Partners: M. D. Anderson faculty, Faculty Academic Affairs, Department Chairs, Division Heads