ADVANCE Midwest Partnership - Joining Forces

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Research suggests institutional culture has not evolved to create a collaborative and supportive work environment where women of color and with family responsibilities can thrive ...

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Joining Forces is a midwestern partnership of four research-intensive institutions funded by NSF ADVANCE. The four partners are Iowa State University, Michigan Technological University, North Dakota State University, and Western Michigan University.

 

Impact of COVID on Women Faculty

Women reported losing nearly twice as much time per day for research compared to men. Read the full report from Villanova University.

Women report losing nearly twice as much time per day for research compared to men. Women also spend significantly more time on childcare than men (Deryugina et al., 2021).
Deryugina et al., 2021

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The team consists of faculty and staff from four research-intensive midwestern institutions. Get to know the cross-institutional leadership team and the project teams. Between 2019 and 2022 evaluation of the implementation and outcomes will follow the project's logic model.