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Despite decades of effort by federal science funders to increase the numbers of women holding advanced degrees and faculty jobs in science and engineering they are persistently underrepresented in academic STEM disciplines especially in positions of seniority leadership and prestige Women filled 47 of all US jobs in 2015 but held only 24 of STEM jobs Barriers to women are built into academic workplaces biased selection and promotion systems inadequate structures to support those with family and personal responsibilities oldboy networks that can exclude even very successful women from advancing into top leadership roles But this situation canand mustchangeIn Building Gender Equity in the Academy Sandra Laursen and Ann E Austin offer a concrete datadriven approach to creating institutions that foster gender equity Focusing on STEM fields where gender equity is most lacking Laursen and Austin begin by outlining the need for a systemic approach to gender equity Looking at the successful work being done by specific colleges and universities around the country they analyze twelve strategies these institutions have used to create more inclusive working environments including implementing inclusive recruitment and hiring practices addressing biased evaluation methods establishing equitable tenure and promotion processes strengthening accountability structures particularly among senior leadership improving unwelcoming department climates and cultures supporting dualcareer couples offering flexible work arrangements that accommodate personal lives promoting faculty professional development and advancementLaursen and Austin also discuss how to bring these strategies together to create systemic change initiatives appropriate for specific institutional contexts Drawing on three illustrative case studiesone focusing on Case Western Reserve University a second on the University of Texas at El Paso and a third on the University of WisconsinMadisonthey explain how real institutions can strategically combine several equitydriven approaches thereby leveraging their individual strengths to make change efforts comprehensive Grounded in scholarship but written for busy institutional leaders Building Gender Equity in the Academy is a handbook of actionable strategies for faculty and administrators working to improve the inclusion and visibility of women and others who are marginalized in the sciences and in academe more broadly. 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