Abstract
Addressing gender and racial-ethnic disparities at all career stages is a priority for the research community. In this article, we focus on efforts to encourage mid-career women, particularly women of color, to move into leadership positions in science and science policy. We highlight the need to strengthen leadership skills for the critical period immediately following promotion to associate/tenured professor – when formal career development efforts taper off while institutional demands escalate – and describe a program called MAVEN that has been designed to teach leadership skills to mid-career women scientists, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
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FEATURE ARTICLEIntroducing the MAVEN Leadership Training Initiative to diversify the scientific workforce Abstract Addressing gender and racial-ethnic disparities at all career stages is a priority for the research community
Diversifying the research workforce is essential for making the most of public investments in science and medicine, driving innovation, training future scientists, informing public health practices, and achieving health equity (Campbell et al, 2013; Nature, 2018; Institute of Medicine, 2004)
This paper is the product of a group discussion convened by the MAVEN Leadership Team at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Banbury Center in December 2019 to address these issues
Summary
Introducing the MAVEN Leadership Training Initiative to diversify the scientific workforce Abstract Addressing gender and racial-ethnic disparities at all career stages is a priority for the research community. We focus on efforts to encourage mid-career women, women of color, to move into leadership positions in science and science policy. We highlight the need to strengthen leadership skills for the critical period immediately following promotion to associate/tenured professor – when formal career development efforts taper off while institutional demands escalate – and describe a program called MAVEN that has been designed to teach leadership skills to mid-career women scientists, those from underrepresented groups. Y CLAIRE WANG, ELIZABETH BRONDOLO, RACHEL MONANE, MICHAELA KIERNAN, KARINA W DAVIDSON* AND THE MAVEN LEADERSHIP TEAM.
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