Sophie Trawalter ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
UVA CHARGE To increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and social, behavioral and economic (SBE) science careers.
UVA CHARGE • Initiative One: Departmental Diversity and Action Transformation • Initiative Two: Reimagined Spaces — Social science research on use of space • Initiative Three: CHARGE Tournament of Ideas • Initiative Four: Recruitment, Search and Selection • Initiative Five: CHARGE Enhancement Fellows
STUDENT SURVEYS 1102 student participants – 56% female – Average age: 19.6 – Average class year: 3.1 – Average household income: 8.2 ($140,000-$154,999) – Modal household income: 15 (above 250,000) – Average parental education: 5.3 (4-year college degree) – Modal parental education: 6 (post graduate degree) – % White? Racial composition? Coding in progress… – % STEM major? Coding in progress…
CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY ON GROUNDS Student Results 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 Male Ps Female Ps 0.20 0.00
ARE GROUNDS TOO DARK AT NIGHT? IF GROUNDS WERE BETTER LIT…? Student Results 1 0.8 0.6 Male Ps 0.4 Female Ps 0.2 0 Grounds Too Dark If Grounds Better Lit…
FACULTY SURVEYS • 250 faculty participants – 29% response rate – 4% opted out – 67% ignored the email or didn’t get it • 165 faculty participants have “full” data (i.e., demographic data)
CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY ON GROUNDS Faculty Results 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 Male Ps Female Ps 0.20 0.00
ARE GROUNDS TOO DARK AT NIGHT? IF GROUNDS WERE BETTER LIT…? Faculty Results 1 0.8 0.6 Male Ps 0.4 Female Ps 0.2 0 Grounds Too Dark If Grounds Better Lit…
SAFETY CONCERNS MATTER • For women, safety concerns and sense of place are negative correlated, r = -.32 • For men, safety concerns and sense of place are not correlated, r = -.03
IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN IN STEM • Physical safety is an issue, particularly for women – Women are less likely to use public spaces and work spaces – Women are less likely to feel “at home” at the University • This issue likely impacts women in STEM disproportionately because their productivity depends on lab work (i.e., work that requires them to be at work, often afterhours)
IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN IN STEM • Follow-up: Lighting study (in collaboration with Housing, Facilities Management, the Office of the Architect, Parking and Transportation)
CURRRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS • Pre- and post-lighting projects assessments – Do lighting projects increase light to desired level? – Do lighting projects impact felt safety? • Swipe access data – Do lighting projects impact building use? – Do (reported) crimes impact building use? • Other data?
USING “BIG DATA” • Swipe access data — when are students and faculty using space at night? And what spaces? • Crime data — are students and faculty less likely to use public space at night after a crime has been publicized? • Lighting project data — are students and faculty more likely to use space at night after a lighting project has been completed? • Online access to UVA resources (via VPN?) — are students and faculty accessing UVA resources from Grounds or remotely? • Class enrollment data — are students (and particularly women) less likely to take a class if the start/end time is at night?
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