Enhancing Gender Equity through Work-Life Balance Initiatives in Academia
Gender Equity through
Improved Work-Life Balance
Dr. William Morgan, Vice Provost
Dr. Oya Tukel, Associate Dean (Change Agent)
Dr. Cheryl Bracken, Professor (Social Scientist)
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Led by the IDEAL-N project team, a
university committee of 12 faculty
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Taskforce on Family Friendly Faculty
Policies was charged with developing
recommendations for innovative family
friendly faculty policies.
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Our ultimate goal is to improve the
recruitment and retention of high quality
STEM and other faculty who are attracted to
our university because of its commitment to
family friendly faculty policies as we have
broadly defined them.
Taskforce on Family Friendly Faculty Policies
Subcommittees
Work/Life Balance
Tenure Extension
Paternal leave, FMLA, and
modified duties
Future Actions and Considerations
Policy enactment will be driven by the following:
New
policies of the Human
Resources Department for
all employees.
Enlightened academic
administration.
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Upcoming AAUP faculty
collective bargaining
agreement negotiations.
This project led by Dr. William Morgan, Dr. Oya Tukel, and Dr. Cheryl Bracken aims to improve gender equity in academia by developing innovative family-friendly faculty policies. A university committee is focusing on attracting and retaining high-quality STEM faculty through enhanced work-life balance initiatives, including tenure extension, paternal leave, FMLA, modified duties, and more. Policy enactment will be influenced by upcoming faculty bargaining agreements, academic administration, and HR department policies.
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Gender Equity through Improved Work-Life Balance Dr. William Morgan, Vice Provost Dr. Oya Tukel, Associate Dean (Change Agent) Dr. Cheryl Bracken, Professor (Social Scientist)
Change Project Description: Change Project Description: Led by the IDEAL-N project team, a university committee of 12 faculty representing all colleges was created. Taskforce on Family Friendly Faculty Policies was charged with developing recommendations for innovative family friendly faculty policies.
Goals/Objectives of the Change Project: Goals/Objectives of the Change Project: Our ultimate goal is to improve the recruitment and retention of high quality STEM and other faculty who are attracted to our university because of its commitment to family friendly faculty policies as we have broadly defined them.
Taskforce on Family Friendly Faculty Policies Subcommittees Tenure Extension Paternal leave, FMLA, and modified duties Work/Life Balance
Future Actions and Considerations Policy enactment will be driven by the following: 1 2 3 Upcoming AAUP faculty collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Enlightened academic administration. New policies of the Human Resources Department for all employees.
