Despite these changes, the Office for Women and Commission on Women have continued their efforts. The following provides an overview of recent work of the OFW and the Commission. These working groups are dynamic and are designed to be responsive to the needs of the community. This past year the General Advice for Success Working Group has been disbanded. In addition two new working groups have been added for 1999.
Female faculty constitute a lower percentage of faculty at full rank.
Finally, female faculty constitute a lower percentage of faculty in schools and disciplines that tend to receive higher pay. Continued attention must be paid to recruiting and retaining women in schools and disciplines where they are under represented. Recruitment and retention of women and minority faculty will be a main thrust for the 1999-2000 action agenda. The planning phase for the Professional Staff Compensation Equity Review began in the Spring of 1998. The staff pay equity study has been completed and the remediation stage is in progress.