Smith, Jessi L.Handley, Ian M.Zale, Alexander V.Rushing, SaraPotvin, Martha A.2016-04-292016-04-292015-11Smith, Jessi L. , Ian M. Handley, Alexander V. Zale, Sara Rushing, and Martha A. Potvin. "Now Hiring! Empirically Testing a Three-Step Intervention to Increase Faculty Gender Diversity in STEM." Bioscience 65, no. 11 (November 2015): 1084-1087. DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv138 .0006-3568https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/9735Workforce homogeneity limits creativity, discovery, and job satisfaction; nonetheless, the vast majority of university faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are men. We conducted a randomized and controlled three-step faculty search intervention based in self-determination theory aimed at increasing the number of women faculty in STEM at one US university where increasing diversity had historically proved elusive. Results show that the numbers of women candidates considered for and offered tenure-track positions were significantly higher in the intervention groups compared with those in controls. Searches in the intervention were 6.3 times more likely to make an offer to a woman candidate, and women who were made an offer were 5.8 times more likely to accept the offer from an intervention search. Although the focus was on increasing women faculty within STEM, the intervention can be adapted to other scientific and academic communities to advance diversity along any dimension.CC BY-NC 4.0 You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcodeArticle