Programmatic interventions developed by the Graduate Experience Project
staff will also focus on peer advisor
systems where upper level women
graduate students will serve as peer advisors to incoming women graduate
students. We believe the attrition rates of women in science and engineering
may be reduced through peer advising as both mentors and mentees gain
valuable
experience and support in this relationship. Additionally, a variety of
group mentoring seminars, conducted with both women graduate students and
faculty, will be offered throughout the students' graduate education. These
seminars will address topics such as: how to find and develop a mentor-mentee
relationship with faculty; how to combine personal and professional lives;
how to handle harassment and "chilly climates;" the dissertation
process; grant writing; and how to find academic and non-academic jobs after
graduation.
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