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Disabled Seek Understanding, Acceptance, Debra Hatch
Disabled Seek Understanding, Acceptance, Debra Hatch
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Rose-Marie has a hard time concentrating on the things she does and is easily distracted by her surroundings. Taking math tests in a room with calculators sounds like a construction site to her, and every pencil scraping paper rings as purely in her ear as if it were right next to it.
Report Of The Women In Science And Engineering Initiatives Committee, Women In Science And Engineering Committee, University Of Maine
Report Of The Women In Science And Engineering Initiatives Committee, Women In Science And Engineering Committee, University Of Maine
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Committee was charged with identifying resources at the University of Maine that encourage the participation of women in science and engineering, both as students and as faculty; identifying ways to increase the recruitment and retention of women in these areas and recommending ways that the University can support this effort.
Our work has convinced us that this initiative would benefit individual women as well as contributing to the good of the University and society as a whole. We have found that although some departments and programs are more successful than others in addressing …
Implementation Plan In Response To The Report Of Task Force On The Status Of Women At The University Of Maine, Office Of The President, University Of Maine
Implementation Plan In Response To The Report Of Task Force On The Status Of Women At The University Of Maine, Office Of The President, University Of Maine
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In December 1987, President Dale Lick commissioned a Task Force on the Status of Women at the University of Maine. The Task Force submitted its report on June 1, 1988. Its findings and conclusions expressed serious concerns related to each area of its charge: (1) the distribution, retention, compensation, advancement, and representation of women at the University and (2) the organizational processes and climate affecting women at the University. The one hundred and four (104) recommendations suggested specific actions to address the concerns defined in the Task Force's findings. This Draft Implementation Plan is an administrative response to each of …
The Status Of Women At The University Of Maine, Task Force On The Status Of Women, University Of Maine
The Status Of Women At The University Of Maine, Task Force On The Status Of Women, University Of Maine
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The major findings of the Task Force on the Status of Women are summarized in the following pages in two parts. In the first we respond to our charge to review data concerning the current status of women in relation to their numbers, distribution, retention, compensation, advancement, and representation at all levels. The evidence here consists primarily of information the University routinely collects and analyzes; the data are reasonably complete and accurate. They also indicate clearly the presence of barriers to the full participation of women in the life of the University.
In the second part we present evidence bearing …