Not only did the committees differ widely in size, structure, and degree of effectiveness, but they were doing a large variety of different things. Of the various functions that the committees can be carrying out, there was no one activity that was being carried out by all of them, or even by nearly all. There are only three that are performed by more than half of them. On reflection, this functional diversity seemed to be a good thing. The committees were apparently adapting to their local environments, which do differ considerably.
Different units seem to have markedly different problems, calling for genuinely diverse responses.
They should be allowed to continue to explore solutions to their own unique problems. Our recommendation was accepted without dissent. In December, Luis Pi ero, Casey Nagy, and Linda Greene presented an early version of their sexual harassment information session to the committee and we offered our feedback. The recommendation was altered in such a way as to avoid the determined criticism it at first encountered. Meeting with those responsible for the program, our committee offered a number of suggestions intended to make the program more effective and diminish the aspects of it that had provoked criticism.