Women's Portfolio Overview
EDI strives to advance diversity and inclusion at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and ensure that the civil rights of all employees are protected. The Women’s Employment Portfolio at NIH is directed at ensuring that this constituency remains a successful part of a broader diversity and inclusion strategy for the NIH. This Portfolio is federally mandated, having its authority grounded in Presidential Executive Orders.
Our work aims to identify barriers to equal opportunity for women, and to create strategies to remove those barriers. Our portfolio is an important part of the Agency-wide effort to provide equal employment opportunities to every NIH employee. Our team of strategists is responsible for the implementation of the program, and the Women’s Employee Committee is dedicated to providing strategic support and guidance. We count on the commitment and support of leaders and management officials from all NIH Institutes and Centers.
EDI works in partnership with the Office of Human Resources (OHR), the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) and NIH leadership to support the Women’s Employment Portfolio. Together, we develop collaborations to advance the representation of our women in all occupations of the NIH workforce and support this constituency in achieving their fullest potential.
At NIH we understand that our responsibility to diverse groups extends well beyond federal mandates. We define diversity broadly to include elements of our human identities and encompass every aspect of difference. Within EDI, we are interested in leveraging the ideas of each NIH employee to fuel innovation and drive health discovery. The women's constituency is a critical piece of our overall diversity strategy.
