Professor Cynthia Friend (left) was Co-Chair of a workshop, “Building Strong Academic Chemistry Departments Through Gender Equity” in January 2006 that led to major recommendations for academic institutions and Federal funding agencies. Professor Kristin Bowman-James (right) was on the steering committee. A full report is at http://www.chem.harvard.edu/groups/friend/GenderEquityWorkshop/GenderEquity.pdf