The report also indicates that salaries for female and male faculty are comparable, but retaining female faculty remains a problem. Male faculty members have worked at UWGB for an average of 15 years, compared with an average of six for female faculty. Although women make up 60 percent of the student body at UWGB, the enrollment of nontraditional women students has dropped 10 percent since 1990, according to the report. Retaining female students interested in education and social work is considered a problem. But in recent years, admissions to the education program have remained stable, while denied applications reached a high of 43 in fall 2000, according to the report.
People have their perceptions, which are their realities.
Kathy Pletcher, provost for information services, said she was worried that the concerns of many female faculty and staff have gone unheard by the administration. I've had five promotions, and from my experience, women who've been here for a long time have just as many. But I'm concerned that there are those who feel as if they aren't getting those same opportunities. One major hurdle in preparing the report is that the university did not keep any clear statistics on issues pertaining to women such as retention among female faculty and staff, Riddle said. Discussion about issues contained in the report has gained momentum since March.