Issues for Department Heads
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QUESTION:
What challenges do department chairs face in supporting the advancement
of women at Virginia Tech?
- Faculty buy-in
for gender diverse faculty. Getting faculty to realize the importance
of having a diverse faculty; that it is an advantage, not a disadvantage,
it strengthens the pool.
- Family leave/Life
transition policies. Creating family-friendly policies. Clarification
for department heads about how they have been used. Removing stigma
about using them.
- Resources at the
departmental level for buy-out, raises, space, grad student resources
to give the department head the flexibility to achieve the goals. Creating
opportunity for women to participate in ADVANCE through buy-outs.
- New faculty issues.
Clearly documenting policies and creating an environment where new faculty,
men and women, can fully participate without being over-extended.
- Dual career. Systematic
procedures and policies about dual career hiring and resources to support
referrals.
- Department head
training. Professional development opportunities for department heads
about what has proven effective in promoting a change in departmental
culture. Basic training about policies, like about the stop the clock
and dual career hiring.
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