WG6: Gender Equity in the University

 

Working Group 6 was established to support the promotion of women into higher ranks of academia. This interdisciplinary group seeks to examine the role of gender in academia by focusing on key areas:

  •   Addressing the “leaky pipeline” to prevent the attrition of women across faculty ranks
  •   Advancing gender equity through the promotion of women into leadership positions
  •   Enhancing institutional programming while supporting personal and professional development

Research demonstrates these challenges persist across all SACRU universities, regardless of country or discipline. To foster professional development, academic growth, and a supportive community for women in the early stages of their academic careers, the group has developed a pilot international mentoring program. The mentoring program will consist of nine online group sessions, guided by senior female faculty from each participating university. The sessions build upon one another across three overarching themes:

  • Professional Identity, Goals, and Priorities
  • Balance, Resilience, and Communication
  • Mission, Leadership, and Institutional Transformation

Sessions will explore barriers to the promotion of women into senior academic ranks, develop skills for managing work-life balance and effective communication, and examine strategies for leading and creating institutional change.

This pilot will include 16 senior faculty mentors and up to 64 pre-tenure faculty members across SACRU universities. We will also conduct a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the program to inform future expansion and long-term implementation.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE WG6

Summer Hawkins (Chair)

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Boston College

Professor, School of Social Work,

Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good,

Assistant Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy

Kirsten Davison

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Boston College

Associate Dean for Research, School of Social Work

Lourdes Maria Silva de Souza

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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lilian Ferrer

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Professor, School of Nursing

Director of Global Affairs, Faculty of Medicine

Margarita Bernales Silva

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Carolina Beatriz Muñoz Guzman

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Claudia Manzi

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Professor, Department of Psychology

Anna Berga Timoneda

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Universitat Ramon Llull

Professor,

Pere Tarrés Faculty of Social Education and Social Work

Vice Dean of Research

Matteo Avogaro

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Professor Lector in Labour and Social Security Law, Department of Public Law and Legal History Studies

Isabel Braga da Cruz

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Universidade Catòlica Portuguesa

Pro-rector at Universidade Catòlica Portuguesa

Marisa Simões Carvalho

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Universidade Catòlica Portuguesa

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology

Mari Miura

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Sophia University

Professor, Faculty of Law

Leah Kaufmann

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Australian Catholic University

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences

Susan Broomhall

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Australian Catholic University

Professor, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre