Information and data collection is crucial to WISEST’s ability to measure progress toward our goal to create an institutional environment that promotes the retention and advancement of women faculty in science and engineering. Read the Wisest Evaluation Plan to learn more.

NSF also requires WISEST to collect specific data to answer four main questions:

• What is the distribution of science and engineering faculty by gender, rank, and department?
• What are the outcomes of institutional processes of recruitment and advancement for men and women?
• What is the gender distribution of science and engineering faculty in leadership positions in the institution?
• What is the allocation of resources for science and engineering faculty by gender at the institution?

WISEST utilizes this collected data to evaluate twelve program outcomes set forth in the project proposal:

1. The number of tenured/tenure-track STEM women faculty increases.
2. The number of tenured/tenure-track minority STEM women faculty increases.
3. The retention rate for STEM women faculty improves.
4. All WISEST Fellows secure faculty positions.
5. Salaries of STEM women faculty equal those of men.
6. The percent of leadership positions held by STEM women increases.
7. Job satisfaction for women STEM faculty improves.
8. The visibility of STEM women scholars increases.
9. The number of grants awarded to women STEM faculty increases.
10. The number of faculty using support programs increases.
11. Use of STEM database increases yearly.
12. Knowledge of gender equity and diversity issues increases at UIC

Beatriz Chu Clewell
Director of Program for Evaluation and Equity Research, The Urban Institute

Clemencia Cosentino
Research Associate, The Urban Institute