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Table 1

Summary of recommendations for fostering solidarity among women in academia

Category	Recommendations	Key actions
Mentorship and support networks	Establish formal and informal mentorship programs to support junior women faculty	- Develop peer mentoring circles for cross-rank advice - Encourage cross-rank mentoring for institutional knowledge sharing - Create women's faculty groups and affinity networks for collaboration and advocacy - Organize informal networking events to foster connections in a non-competitive setting
Institutional reforms	Restructure tenure and promotion systems to incentivize collaboration and mentorship	- Revise tenure and promotion criteria to reward mentorship, diversity efforts, and collaboration - Establish transparent research collaboration policies to prevent exclusion - Promote team-based research models that foster collective success
Leadership development and equity initiatives	Equip women faculty with leadership skills and ensure equity in academic opportunities	- Provide leadership training for women faculty to empower them to advocate for change - Conduct equity audits to ensure equal access to research funds, teaching opportunities, and leadership positions
Cultural shifts and mindset changes	Create an academic culture that supports collaboration over competition and challenges gender biases	- Reframe success as collective rather than individual to challenge the scarcity mindset - Encourage women to recognize and reject internalized bias that reinforces patriarchal structures - Offer implicit bias and gender equity training to help women counteract unconscious biases - Create safe spaces for women to discuss workplace challenges confidentially
Challenging the scarcity mindset	Shift from competition to collaboration by reframing opportunities and supporting one another	- Encourage senior women to see mentorship as legacy-building - Build professional networks by seeking mentors, sponsors, and supportive associations - Enhance visibility through publishing, presenting at conferences, and taking high-visibility roles - Develop resilience by focusing on self-care and practicing assertiveness against bias and discrimination - Leverage allies by collaborating with supportive colleagues who amplify women's voices and work toward systemic change

Category	Recommendations	Key actions
Mentorship and support networks	Establish formal and informal mentorship programs to support junior women faculty	- Develop peer mentoring circles for cross-rank advice - Encourage cross-rank mentoring for institutional knowledge sharing - Create women's faculty groups and affinity networks for collaboration and advocacy - Organize informal networking events to foster connections in a non-competitive setting
Institutional reforms	Restructure tenure and promotion systems to incentivize collaboration and mentorship	- Revise tenure and promotion criteria to reward mentorship, diversity efforts, and collaboration - Establish transparent research collaboration policies to prevent exclusion - Promote team-based research models that foster collective success
Leadership development and equity initiatives	Equip women faculty with leadership skills and ensure equity in academic opportunities	- Provide leadership training for women faculty to empower them to advocate for change - Conduct equity audits to ensure equal access to research funds, teaching opportunities, and leadership positions
Cultural shifts and mindset changes	Create an academic culture that supports collaboration over competition and challenges gender biases	- Reframe success as collective rather than individual to challenge the scarcity mindset - Encourage women to recognize and reject internalized bias that reinforces patriarchal structures - Offer implicit bias and gender equity training to help women counteract unconscious biases - Create safe spaces for women to discuss workplace challenges confidentially
Challenging the scarcity mindset	Shift from competition to collaboration by reframing opportunities and supporting one another	- Encourage senior women to see mentorship as legacy-building - Build professional networks by seeking mentors, sponsors, and supportive associations - Enhance visibility through publishing, presenting at conferences, and taking high-visibility roles - Develop resilience by focusing on self-care and practicing assertiveness against bias and discrimination - Leverage allies by collaborating with supportive colleagues who amplify women's voices and work toward systemic change

Source(s): Author's own work