Stanford Resources of Particular Interest for Women Faculty
Faculty Development Website Provides information about faculty recruitment, resources for new and junior faculty; dual career assistance, etc.
Faculty Handbook Contains policies concerning the organization and composition of the faculty, and policies, procedures, and forms for appointments and promotions, faculty sabbaticals and leaves, etc.
Stanford Academic Centers and Programs
Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Stanford Center for Health Research on Women and Sex Differences in Medicine
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Center for Comparative Studies of Race and Ethnicity
Stanford Offices
Center for Teaching and Learning
Faculty Development and Diversity
Help Center - provides professional, confidential short-term counseling
Ombuds Offices
Sexual Harassment Policy Office
Office of Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse Education & Response (SARA)
U.S. Centers, Resources, & Reports
Report: “Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering” – a 2007 National Research Council publication
Report: “To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in U.S. Science and Engineering” - a 2006 Report of the National Research Council
Association for Women in Science – a professional society for women in science and their advocates
Institute for Women's Policy Research – a “think tank” focusing primarily on U.S. women’s issues
National Council for Research in Women - a network of 120 leading research, policy and advocacy centers
National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program – A 2009 brochure describing NSF-funded programs designed to advance women faculty in science and engineering fields on multiple university campuses
American Council on Education Leadership Programs – a U.S. higher education advocacy organization which offers leadership networks and development
University Women Website Developed c. 2005, this archival website provides links to policies, reports, and resources regarding women faculty at Stanford and other institutions.
2013 Reports of Research and Trends of Interest to Women Faculty
Women Faculty and Strategies for Retirement (Women in Higher Education, September 2013)
Academic Women, Promotion, and Self Promotion - A study reported in The Economist, September 2013, documenting women's lesser likelihood of self-citation in published research (Daniel Maliniak, Ryan Powers and Barbara F. Walter, "The Gender Citation Gap," in International Relations. International Organization, available on CJO 2013 doi:10.1017/S0020818312000209).
