Broadening Participation at MSRI/SLMath (Women in Mathematics)

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SIMONS LAUFER
MATHEMATICAL
SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Broadening Participation at MSRI/SLMath
Prof. Helene Barcelo
Deputy Director, MSRI / SLMath
Tokyo · September 2022

Gender Balance at MSRI / SLMath
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Awakening: the pipeline problem is ours.
Everyone from building manager to chair of the Board of Trustees has
become invested in making a difference.
Governing committees are dedicated to ensuring that diversity,
inclusivity, and equity are an integral part of all activities.
Special programs have been established to bring to the institute people
who have been historically underrepresented or marginalized.
Targeted networking workshops were created to provide a sense of
community.
Carefully designed outreach programs were established to welcome
everyone into our mathematical community.

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Gender Balance at MSRI / SLMath

By approaching the problem from as many
angles as possible, MSRI has significantly
increased the participation of historically
underrepresented groups in its activities.
We can never rest.

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Programs {Semester-long), Workshops {Week-long),
& Summer Graduate Schools
Planning stages:
• Organizing committee:
Diverse
• Proposals: Diverse list of
potential participants with
accountability
• Family support: staff
• Helping the organizers
(BPAC + HR representatives)

Selection process:
• Scientific Advisory Committee
(SAC)
• Broadening Participation
Advisory Committee (BPAC)

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During the Program:
• Family support: flexible funds
• Connections workshops: open to all; showcase the work
of women; networking opportunities; panel; funding
• Introductory workshops: help mathematicians break
into a new area of research; prioritize women, minorities,
mathematicians not located at research centers, and
graduate students.
• Seminar speakers: diverse group
• Collegial environment

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% Women Members from 2006-2022
% Women Members from 2006-22
Note: Organizers, Program Associates, and members of the Complementary Programs are excluded from these statistics

35%

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25%

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15%

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Mean: 22.79%
Variance: 0.22%
St. Dev.: 4.65%

5%

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on line_ This numberinckxles all memhers with
confirmed wtual partK:ipatiofl

0%
2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009--10

2010- 11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017- 18

2018- 19

2019-20

2020-21 •

2021-22

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% Women Members, 2006-2014 / 2014-2022
% Women Members from 2006-14

% Women Members from 2014-22

Mean: 20.14%
Variance: 0.14%
St. Dev.: 3.71%

10%

5%

Mean : 25.32%
Variance: 0.16%
St. Dev.: 3.95%

10%
5%

0%

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

201& 17

2017-18

2018-19

2019--20

2020-:zi-

2.021-22

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Effects of Family Funds
Childcare support is important not only for the parent, but also to all
participants of the program as well, as this comment from a male postdoc
about his mentor suggests:
At the Fall 2018 MSRI program on Hamiltonian Systems I was introduced to [..]. While I was
familiar with her work, I had not yet met her at any recent conferences. We started collaborating on
an exciting new project early in the semester and she served as an unofficial postdoctoral mentor
for me, offering feedback on my talks and other career advice. After the MSRI program I started a
new postdoc, close to [..j's home institution. In addition to our continuing collaboration, she has
helped introduce me to mathematicians in this area. Caring for a young child limits one's ability to
travel, and had[..] not been able to attend the MSRI program, my experience in Berkeley would
have been greatly diminished.
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2018

male participant, Hamiltonian Systems

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Decline Rate of Invited Women Program Members
Decline Rate of Invited Women Program Members

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18%
16%

12%

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4%

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2010-11

2011·U

2012·13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017·18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Note: In 2015-1 6, family support funding was offered for the first time.

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Quotes from Women in Connections Workshops
I appreciated the diversity of the group of participants: mostly female and from many
different backgrounds. Scheduling the Connections for Women workshop right
before the Introductory Workshop is very effective, since then during the Introductory
Workshop women have already formed some connections with other participants,
and are already familiar with the Institute. Personally, the Connections for Women
workshop has led to a potential new collaboration for me with one of the speakers.
-2017 participant

This is my first workshop that has a gender perspective to it, and I loved it. Not only
was it great not being the only woman in the room, but also the panel discussion
motivated some great discussions and gave some really good points.
-2019

participant

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After the Program
Surveys: Crucial at
detecting issues ~
Collegiality

Introductory workshop of the Microlocal Analysis program, 2019

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Reaching Out and Bringing In: Other activities to
broaden participation
SRiM: Space, funding, opportunity for in-person collaboration for small groups of
mathematicians, especially women and gender-expansive individuals whose
ongoing research may have been disproportionately affected by various obstacles
including family obligations, professional isolation, or access to funding. (2 weeks
in summer, held at MSRI.)
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2017:
2018:
2019:
2020/21:
2022:

4 groups - 13 participants
22 groups - 81 women [6 groups invited - 21 women]
45 groups - 153 women [13 groups invited - 46 women]
80 groups - 296 women [18 groups invited - 83 women]
17 groups- 60 applicants [10 groups invited - ~37 women]

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Summer Research in Mathematics (SRiM)
Our [time] at MSRI enabled us to
develop a small project into something
substantial. We are working slowly for
exactly the same reasons that [the
time at MSRIJ helped us: we are
overflowing with commitments at home
(eight children across three authors!),
and the isolation permitted the focus
needed to advance.
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2018

SRiM participant
SRiM Research Group

Reaching Out and Bringing In: Other activities to
broaden participation

• Summer Graduate
Schools: 2 + 1 + 1 policy
• MSRI-UP: For US
citizens

MSRI-UP 2022 with MSRI/SLMath staff

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Is it successful? Can we measure outcomes?

• Data comparison with the AMS
• Surveys: comparing professional satisfaction
• Personal comments

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Women Members at MSRI vs US Math Departments
Women Mem bers at MSR I vs. Women Full -time Docto ral Faculty in US Doctora l Math De partments
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us Based Members at MSRI

us Large Public/Private only

35%

29%

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25%

23%

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15%

18%
16%

16%

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14%

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2011-12 •

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16%

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2018- 19

10-yea r Avg.

Note: The ratio of women among all of MSRl's members (including Organizer s, Research Professors, Research Members, and Postd oct oral Fellows) is compared to the ratio of women among full -time
doctoral faculty (i.e. Full Professors and "Other" tenu r ed positions, te nure-eligible positions, and non-tenure-tr ack positions including postdoctor al, renewable, fixed -term, and other appointments) in
US math departments. Comparison data was taken from the AMS annual surveys' hist orical departmental profile data, ta bles F.1 and FF.1.
•These years use the old AMS categories Group I Public, Group I Private, Group 11, Gr oup I IL For the purposes of this chart, Group I Public/P r ivate are used equivalently to Public/Private large

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The Continuing Challenge
Building and maintaining an inclusive community is an ongoing challenge. It
requires us not only to implement activities that support this goal but also to work
to mitigate the effects of long standing inequities. Acknowledging and responding
to the forces that have blocked these goals is our responsibility. Our efforts must
be broad and intentional across all our activities.
Experience shows that without continued vigilance and effort, the system reverts
to old patterns. Pursuing, refining, and improving our activities, looking for new
ways to move forward, sharing our experiences, and supporting each other leaves
us hopeful that MSRI/SLMath will help the broader mathematical community
meet the challenge of creating and sustaining inclusive communities .

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/o Female Summer Graduate School Students

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% Female SGS Students
■ Female

35%

30%

33%

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29%

25'/o

31%
28%

28%

30%

30%

28%

27%

27%

2019

2020

28%

23%

20%

15%
10%
5%

0%

2009

2010

2011

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2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

•due to COV ID• 19, all 2020summer schools were cancelled except for two which adjusted to a fully online format.

2021

2022

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Thank you very
much for your
invitation. ...

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