Gender Equity
AAUP Policy Statements and Analysis
Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work. 2001.
AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006. Prepared by Martha S. West, consultant to AAUP’s Committee on Women in the Academic Profession, and John W. Curtis, AAUP Director of Research. This report provides data on four measures of gender equity for faculty at over 1,400 colleges and universities across the country.
Faculty Salary and Faculty Distribution Fact Sheet 2003-04. Prepared by John W. Curtis, AAUP Director of Research, for the Committee on Women in the Academic Profession.
Disparities in the Salaries and Appointments of Academic Women and Men. 1998. By Ernst Benjamin, AAUP Research Director. An update of a 1988 report of Committee W on the Status of Women in the Academic Profession.
Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP
Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP.
The Long Road to Pay Equity for Women at Adelphi. January-February 2008. By Deborah Cooperstein.
Women Hindered in Science and Engineering. January-February 2007. By Leigh A. Neithardt. Nota Bene.
Gender Inequities Persist on U.S. Campuses. January-February 2007. By Leigh A. Neithardt. AAUP at Work.
It Takes a Village to Create a Full Professor. May-June 2005. By Charlotte Fishman. Faculty Forum.
Gender Inequity. March-April 2005. By Roger Bowen. From the General Secretary.
Courts Find Discrimination. January-February 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
University of California Settles Gender-Bias Suit. March-April 2004. Nota Bene.
Attracting and Retaining Women in Science and Engineering. July-August 2003. By Sue V. Rosser.
Minnesota Settles Gender-Bias Suits. May-June 2003. Nota Bene.
UNC Study Finds Pay Disparities. March-April 2003. Nota Bene.
Report Says Women Faculty Still Marginalized. July-August 2002. Nota Bene.
Sexism and Racism Reported at St. Cloud State University. March-April 2002. Nota Bene.
Two Universities Resolve Sex– Discrimination Cases. January-February 2002. Nota Bene.
Show Me the Money. July-August 2001. By Donna Euben.
Female Professor Wins Pay– Bias Appeal. November-December 2000. Nota Bene.
Concerns Raised About Fair Pay on Campus. September-October 2000. Nota Bene.
Victory for Gender Equity in Rhode Island. July-August 2000. By Hans P. Johnson. Nota Bene.
Other AAUP Resources
The AAUP's Committee on Women Responds to Lawrence Summers. 2005. The AAUP's Committee on Women in the Academic Profession drafted this response to comments made by Harvard University president Lawrence
Summers in 2005 regarding women pursuing careers in science and mathematics.
Paychecks: A Guide to Conducting Salary-Equity Studies for Higher Education Faculty. 2002. An AAUP guidebook. Order from the AAUP store.
Organizing Women Faculty. By Martha S. West.
Summary of Studies on the Wage Gap Between Men and Women Professors. 2000.
AAUP Chapter and State Conference Women's Issues Survey (.pdf). 1999.
Work/Family Issues
AAUP Policy Statements
Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work. 2001.
Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP
Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP.
Web Resource on Faculty Work. July-August 2007. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
Faculty Mothers. July-August 2007. By Anne Stockdell-Giesler and Rebecca Ingalls.
Kids on Campus. July-August 2007. By Carol R. Keyes with Pamla J. Boulton.
New Work-and-Family Resource Available on Web. September-October 2006. By Anita Levy. AAUP at Work.
Making Graduate School More Parent Friendly. November-December 2005. By Saranna Thornton. Faculty Forum.
Princeton Adopts New Family-Leave Policy. November-December 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
Bias Against Caregiving. September-October, 2005. By Robert Drago, Carol Colbeck, Kai Dawn Stauffer, Amy Pirretti, Kurt Burkum, Jennifer Fazioli, Gabriela Lazarro, and Tara Habasevich.
Recommendations Issued on Work-Life Balance. May-June 2005. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
November-December, 2004: Balancing Faculty Careers and Family Work
Do Babies Matter (Part II)? Closing the Baby Gap. By Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden.
Hitting the Maternal Wall. By Joan C. Williams.
Balancing Work and Family for Faculty: Why It's Important. By John W. Curtis.
Developing and Implementing Work-Family Policies for Faculty. By Beth Sullivan, Carol Hollenshead, and Gilia Smith.
Fear Factor: How Safe Is It to Make Time for Family? By Kelly Ward and Lisa Wolf-Wendel.
Family-Friendly Policies and the Research University. By Kate Quinn, Sheila Edwards Lange, and Steven G. Olswang.
Working Part Time After Tenure. By Sharon Lobel.
Workplace Demands Are Tougher on Women Faculty. May-June 2004. Nota Bene.
Hidden Disability and an Academic Career. July-August 2003. By Elaine M. Beretz.
Do Babies Matter? The Effect of Family Formation on the Lifelong Careers of Academic Men and Women. November-December 2002. By Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden.
The Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers for the Academic Community. September-October 2002. By Donna R. Euben and Saranna R. Thornton.
Balancing Work and Family Not Easy for Women Faculty. July-August 2002. Nota Bene.
Other AAUP Resources
Faculty Have Families Too. 2006. This powerpoint presentation was designed by the AAUP’s Committee on Women in the Academic Profession. It can be downloaded and used to facilitate discussion on campuses about creating a family friendly workplace. The presentation highlights some recent research on work/family issues in academe and the best practices recommended by the AAUP in its 2001 Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work. The workshop also explores the role of work/family policies in encouraging the hiring and retention of women faculty.
Family Medical Leave Guide. 2002. AAUP guidebook. Order from the AAUP store.
Working Mothers and Gender Discrimination. The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 27, 2005. By Donna Euben.
AAUP Chapter and State Conference Women's Issues Survey. 1999.
Visit the AAUP Web section on Balancing Family and Academic Work.
Sexual Harassment
AAUP Policy Statements and Analysis
Sexual Harassment: Suggested Policy and Procedures for Handling Complaints. 1990 revision.
Due Process in Sexual Harassment Complaints, AAUP Policy Documents and Reports, Tenth Edition.
Consensual Relationships Between Faculty and Students, AAUP Policy Documents and Reports, Tenth Edition.
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Sexual Harassment In Higher Education: Current Issues & Trends. November 19, 2005 A joint paper presented for the Education Law Association in Memphis, Tennessee.
Legal Primer For New & Not So New Administrators. 2005. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the 15th Annual Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, University of Vermont.
Legal Issues In The Classroom. 2003.By Donna Euben, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the Appalachian College Association Teaching and Learning Institute.
Sexual Harassment in the Academy: Some Suggestions for Faculty Policies and Procedures. 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Informational outline.
Sexual Harassment Policies. 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.
Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP
Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP.
Sexual Harassment Policies on Campus. November-December 2003. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch column.
Anti– Harassment Law Signed in California. January-February 2000. By Hans Johnson. Nota Bene.
Other AAUP Resources
Visit the AAUP Web section on sexual harrassment.
Other Resources
Sexual Harassment In Higher Education: Current Issues & Trends. November 19, 2005. Theresa M. Beiner, Nadine H. Baum. A joint paper presented for the Education Law Association in Memphis, Tennessee.
Affirmative Action
AAUP Annual Meeting Actions
Resolution on Affirmative Action. June 1997. Passed at Eighty-Third AAUP Annual Meeting.
Resolution on Affirmative Action. June 1996. Passed at Eighty-Second AAUP Annual Meeting.
AAUP Policy Statements and Analysis
Affirmative Action Plans: Recommended Procedures for Increasing the Number of Minority Persons and Women on College and University Faculties. 1983
On Discrimination. 1976
Resolution on Affirmative Action. 1997
Resolution on Affirmative Action. 1996
Affirmative Action Update. 2005. By Ann D. Springer, AAUP Associate Counsel.
Does Diversity Make a Difference? Three Research Studies on Diversity in College Classrooms Executive Summary. (.pdf) 2000. AAUP and American Council on Education.
Other AAUP Resources
Visit the AAUP Web section on Affirmative Action.
Other Resources
The American Association of University Women, Tenure Denied: Cases of Sex Discrimination in Academia. 2004
Diversity in Science Association http://cheminfo.chem.ou.edu/faculty/djn/diversity/top50.html
Title IX
Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP
Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP.
Significant Supreme Court Employment Rulings. July-August 2005. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch column.
AAUP Signs Brief in Title IX Case. November-December 2004. By Gwendolyn Bradley. At Work.
Commission Divided on Changes to Title IX. May-June 2003. Nota Bene.
Other AAUP Resources
Title IX: Gender Equity in College Sports: An AAUP Position Paper. 2003.
Other Resources
Title IX and Race in Intercollegiate Sport. 2003. By the Women's Sports Foundation.
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