Panel of StakeholdersPathways to STEM Careers

Workshop

Jane Zimmer Daniels, Ph.D.The Henry Luce Foundation

My Lenses

B.S. Sociology• Group Dynamics• Social Factors in Career Choices

M.S. Counseling• Individual Development• Dysfunctional social systems

Doctoral Research Organizational Behavior

Engineering

Performance Evaluation & Advancement of Women

My Lenses (continued)

Program Director (20+ years)•Don’t ask me to show measurable

results; I have little time and few resources to do anything but modest formative assessment

•Don’t ask me to show institutionalcommitment and support; help me develop it

•Give me unrestricted funds so that I can be responsive to areas of greatest need

The Funding Stakeholder

Expect the greatest impact possible for the size of the grant

•How many participants are involved?•How long will the effect last?•How well can the recipient leverage our grant?

Grants are strategic not charitable

The Funding Stakeholder

What evidence is there that the grant has been used effectively – measurable outcomes

What are the costs and benefits ofrepeat funding vs. spreading the funds as broadly as possible

Who are our best “partners”,helping us accomplish our goals

The Funding Stakeholder

Do we “enable” favored institutions to continue being“sick” places for all womenand non-white males?

Has the recipient institution done its job, prioritizing its needs based on rigorous self-study

The Clare Boothe Luce Program

Established in 1987 by the generous bequest of Clare Boothe Luce “to encourage women to enter, study, and teach” in fields where there have been obstacles to their advancement — the sciences (including mathematics) and engineering.

The Clare Boothe Luce Program

1302 women recipients since 1989

1334

384781

Professorships

Other

Fellowships

Scholarships

The Clare Boothe Luce Program

$88.7 M in Awards

$847,960

$50,751,439

$14,593,258

$22,520,649

Fellowships

Scholarships

Other

Professorships

Clare Boothe Luce ProgramSpecific Concerns

How do we reduce legal threats toour grant recipients?

What are the most effective ways to spread the things we’ve learned from our grant program? Typical avenues of dissemination are unfamiliar to some foundations

The New Joisey Way

Offer a carrot

Use a stick

Call in the “guys”