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VIM is designed to address the broad goal of supporting women who study political methodology. In addition to providing a forum to share scholarly work, VIM also serves to connect women in a field where they are under-represented. VIM began as an implementation of recommendations for improved networking and systematic mentoring from the recent National Academy of Sciences report, the APSA Workshop on the Advancement of Women in Academic Political Science, and the 2006 Political Methodology Long Range Strategic Planning Committee Report. VIM provides opportunities for scholarly progress, networking, and professional mentoring in research and teaching in order to support women in the political methodology community.
We offer an opportunity to:
- provide mentoring
- discuss career-focused issues across ranks
- present research in a friendly, positive environment while also providing critical feedback
- network and exchange ideas with each other and with senior female researchers
VIM is committed to supporting all individuals who have identified and continue to identify as women (including cisgender and trans women), intersex individuals who do not identify as male, individuals assigned female at birth who have not taken medical or legal steps to identify as male, and individuals assigned female at birth who do not identify within the gender binary.
Conference
VIM's annual conference.
Our Research
VIM participants' recent publications, complements of VIMbot, our automated Twitter bot.
Mentoring
Our mentor-matching program for female graduate students and untenured faculty members.
On the Market
VIM participants on the job market this academic year.