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About NPA ADVANCE		Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate		Presentations and Articles
Data on Postdocs and Gender		Clearinghouse on Promising Practices		Contact Us

Welcome to NPA ADVANCE!
NPA ADVANCE is a project to assist women postdocs in making the transition to the professoriate. Supported by the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program for "advancing" the representation of women in academic careers, NPA ADVANCE will focus on adapting and disseminating promising institutional practices that can help women postdocs successfully transition to faculty careers. Read more...

Latest Project News:

Web site update: Data on Postdocs and Gender. The Data on Postdocs and Gender page has gone live. Visit the page to see an overview of what we know (and don't know) about postdocs and gender, especially with respect to career choices. In particular, download the NPA Postdoc Gender Fact Sheet. (June 9, 2010)

Web site update: National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate Overview. Read an overview of the presentations at the National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate, including links to presentation slides and photos from the event. (May 19, 2010)

Older News:

Apr 23, 2010: Photos from the Summit have been posted here.
Apr 20, 2010: Presentation slides from Summit now available.
Feb 23, 2010: Full Summit program now available!
Web site update: National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate Web site now live!
Web site update: ADVANCE PI Meeting poster available under Presentations and Articles
SAVE THE DATE: Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate, March 10-11, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
Web site update: Presentations and articles added

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0819994, via an ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) Award. The goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology and engineering careers. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.