About PROGRESS
Peer Review Objectives and Guidelines for Equity and Representation in the Social Sciences(PROGRESS) seeks to identify and address institutional processes that inhibit the advancement of women and intersectional scholars in the social sciences. PROGRESS is developing a working model to reduce inequities within selection processes at the SSRC and partner institutions. This program addresses organizational policies and procedures related to advisory board formation, peer review, and fellowship/awards conferment to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion measures are meaningful and effective.
About the SSRC
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international non-profit with a mission of mobilizing social science for the public good. Founded in 1923, the SSRC fosters research innovation, nurtures new generations of researchers, deepens inquiry within and across disciplines and sectors, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues.Based in Brooklyn, NY, the SSRC currently administers programs in the U.S. and around the world. SSRC programs are guided by the belief that attaining justice, prosperity, equality, and democracy requires a better understanding of complex social, cultural, economic, and political processes.
Our Funder – The National Science Foundation ADVANCE Grant
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) ADVANCE Program seeks to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, building a more diverse STEM workforce. NSF ADVANCE Adaptation Track grants support projects to develop and implement evidence-based systemic change strategies that promote equity in academic workplaces and the academic profession. Grant recipients seek to address aspects of institutional structure that differentially affect women and racial minority faculty and administrators. These systemic inequities may exist in areas such as policy and practice, organizational culture, and climate. Similarly, ADVANCE grantees address implicit bias in hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions that lead to less favorable evaluations for women and racial and ethnic minorities and perpetuate the historical under-participation of these groups in STEM academic careers. Since 2001, the NSF has invested over $270M to support ADVANCE