Resources
As part of our mission to support the needs of women faculty and their allies, PFWFGE has gathered a list of resources at Penn that might be useful in navigating the many aspects of academic life. Please email forum@pobox.upenn.edu if you have additional websites we should include on this list.
Campus Offices
Penn Organizations for Diversity and Inclusion
Anti-Racism
- Race and Work in 2020: How to Be a Better Ally to Your Black Colleagues, Featuring the work of Wharton’s Stephanie Creary
- A Guide for Penn Faculty: Inclusion in the COVID Era
Faculty Policies
Child and Family Policies and Resources
- Penn Childcare Resources (including COVID-19 Childcare Grant)
- The Penn Research Recovery Program, including new funding mechanisms
- Caregiver Connections
- New Child Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Lactation Support Program
- Personal Assisted Search on Care.com
- Backup Care
- Snow Day Care
- Tuition Benefits
- Senior Care Planning
Work-Life Resources
External Articles on Supporting Women Faculty
- Drs. Leslie Gonzales and Kimberly Griffin’s report, “Supporting Faculty During & After COVID-19: Don’t Let Go of Equity”
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s “Continuing the Conversation on Gender Equity During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
- Drs. Stephanie Goodwin and Dr. Beth Mitchneck’s “STEM Equity and Inclusion (Un)Interrupted”
- Intersectionality Matters podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Drs. Ethel L. Mickey, Dessie Clark and Joya Misra’s “Measures to Support Faculty During COVID-19”
- What Happens When Women Stop Leading Like Men, New York Times