Commission on the Status of Women
Agenda
Thursday, April 25, 2-3pm
Ho-Chunk (Room 320E), Davies Student Center
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is charged with making recommendations to the Chancellor
regarding issues, policies, and initiatives affecting women, as well as seeking input from and providing
information to those individuals, departments, units, and organizations interested in the status of women.
ATTENDANCE:
APPROVE PAST MINUTES:
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March 28 (Town Hall Meeting notes)
FUTURE MEETINGS:
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Thursday, April 25; 2-3pm
Tuesday, May 7; 1-2pm With Chancellor
Ho-Chunk (320E), Davies
Ho-Chunk (320E), Davies
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NEW BUSINESS:
CONTINUING BUSINESS:
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Re-cap our Town Hall Meeting
Re-dap of 9-5 Equal Pay Events
Outsourcing of Student Health Services:
Inclusive/Non-sexist Language Policy:
 It was recommended that CSW work with Foundation regarding donors designating contributions
directly to CSW. Robin and Teresa will provide an update.
 Climate Survey:
o Further discussion of Melissa’s analysis of UW System’s work life/climate survey that was
conducted in 2009.
- Melissa handed out another analysis (attached). Discussion included:
 There is a concern about work/life balance.
 No widespread satisfaction among positions.
 Within overall satisfaction of career progress, there aren’t any known gender
effects but there is a noticeable positional effect.
 There are disparities between men and women in the acquisition of equitable
teaching support.
 The climate survey shows that faculty is least likely than academic or classified
staff to feel like they have the equipment and supplies needed to adequately
perform their work.
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Less than 50% of classified staff feels that they are lacking support from decision
makers who support their career advancement.
- Melissa sent additional data in March—need to discuss
o UW-LaCrosse has a climate survey that they are willing to share with us. We would utilize these
questions within our own climate survey due to the amount of intent and flexibility. The earliest
we would want to send this climate survey out would next spring of 2014.
o The question remains whether CSW wants to make a recommendation to the Chancellor
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Work/Life Balance:
o Wellness Committee Update from Vicki
- City of E.C. Chamber of Commerce Wellness Program:
 What can we do to adopt it at UWEC?
 Can there be health insurance premium benefits attached to it?
 Update from Vicki on well-being incentive program that covers the 7 dimensions
of wellness next semester along with three or four healthy living workshops.
o The question remains whether CSW wants to make a recommendation to the Chancellor
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Meeting with the Chancellor—May 7
o Develop a uniform family leave plan
o How can we change the culture => different chairs/directors level of family leave support
o City of E.C. Chamber of Commerce Wellness Program:
- What can we do to adopt it at UWEC?
- Can there be health insurance premium benefits attached to it?
o How can UWEC show it values its human resources:
- Free tickets to performance
- Free access to wellness-related activities & facilities
- More professional development opportunities
- Tuition benefits
- Pay equity (memo CSW sent to UPC)
- Question: What is Madison doing in this area?
o We will provide the Chancellor with a copy of Melissa’s analysis
CONTINUING BUSINESS—into 2013-14:
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Robin suggested CSW consider taking up the comparable worth issue:
o Robin asked if we could take up the comparable worth issue. Can we pick up where it was left
off and do an update? Per Robin’s email back in the 80’s there was a lot of activity Systemwide. After 25+ years, a report-card update might be helpful and enlightening.
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Robin suggested CSW start working on doing something special for the Centennial in 2016. CSW
members were asked to bring their ideas to meetings for consideration. So far the following ideas
have been suggested:
o Sarah Harder & Sue Lemke were instrumental in bringing women’s issues to the forefront. Look
into telling their story in some type of way. Judy will check with Archives to see if they still have
the vision document, posters and interviews that were done approximately 10 years ago.
o A quilt telling a story of where we have been and where we are going
o Melissa will send CSW a time log she did when Gloria Steinem was last on campus. We
discussed adding to the timeline.
o Discuss adding a special link to the CSW website with historical-related data, documents,
pictures, stories and time logs.
o Women of (______) building. Mitra is currently working on HSS.
o Discussed the possibility of doing a capstone project. Looking for someone to head this up.