UW-Oshkosh -- Ten-Year Plan to Address Women's Issues    

In September 1998, UW System President Kathryn Lyall formed a 29-person ad hoc Committee to study the status of women on campuses throughout the System. President Lyall asked Betsy Draine, Associate Vice Chancellor, UW Madison, and Vicki Lord Larson (UW Oshkosh Provost from 1994-2000) to co-chair that Committee. Between October 1998 and October 1999, the Committee gathered information from several sources: statistical data through the Office of Policy Analysis and Research, a mail survey to a sample of University constituents, focus groups at each UW institution, and a poll of Chancellors to identify best practices. The UW System Report on the Status of Women was the culmination of the Committee's year-long effort

MAJOR AREAS

The Committee's findings provided broad direction for individual campus efforts within five major areas:

 1. Educational Opportunities for Women Students
 2. Hiring, Promotion and Retention of Women Faculty,
     Academic Staff, & Classified Staff
 3. The Learning and Working Environment
 4. Balancing Work and Personal Life
 5. Organizational Structure