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	Women's Initiative Entire Duke site Duke's Response Duke President Establishes 'Commission on the Status of Women' to Continue Momentum of Women's Initiative November 19, 2003 Duke Pledges Millions to Women's Initiative Effort September 23, 2003

The Response

Many of the recommendations, while developed in response to issues raised by women, will improve the experiences for both women and men. Some plans are completed or under way; others require further study, discussion or resources.

ACTION ITEM

CONSTITUENCIES

STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS

1. WORK-LIFE BALANCE	Graduate & professional students	Child Care (√)
	Faculty	Parental leave (√) Tenure clock relief (√)
	Employees	Child care (√) Parental leave (√) Flexible work arrangements (√)
	Partnership Provides Parents at Duke Greater Access to Quality Child Care -- November 13, 2003 Lactation Rooms at Duke Get Upgraded -- May 13, 2004

2. SAFETY/ SECURITY	Undergraduates	Security task force (++) Sexual assault education/ resources (+)
	Graduate & professional students	Security task force (++)
	Employees	Security task force (++)

3. MENTORING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	Undergraduates	Mentoring (+) Leadership (+) Career center (++) Woman's Leadership Program (++)
	Graduate & professional students	Mentoring (++) Career services (*)
	Faculty	Mentoring (++) Recognition (++)
	Employees	Managing at Duke (++) Mentoring pilot (++) Tuition program (++) Strategy committee (*)

4. GENDER AND DIVERSITY	Undergraduates	All-female environments (+) LGBT Task Force (+) Diversity issues (+)
	Graduate and professional students	Focus on diversity (*)
	Faculty	Recruit and retain women faculty (++) Women’s community (++)
	Employees	Managing at Duke (++) LGBT issues (+)

5. UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS	Undergraduates	Extend classroom learning () Dating culture (+) Fraternities/sororities (++) Academic advising () Women’s health unit (++) Eating disorders education/services (+)
	Student, staff groups have taken the spirit of the report and come up with their own ideas -- April 23, 2004

6. PAY EQUITY

Employees

Review and communication (++)

7. RESPECT AND COMMUNICATION	Graduate students	Open communication about needs and services (*)
	Employees	Focus on management (++) OIE program (++) Same sex spousal equivalency benefits (++)
	Benefit Enrollment Procedure Simplified for Same Sex Partners -- November 17, 2003

8. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES	Faculty	Provost Standing Committee (++)
	Employees	Oversight Committee (*)
	LGBT community	LGBT Task Force (+)

(√) work completed
(++) work has begun
(+) under discussion
(*) no action yet taken

Action List Key:

(√) work completed
(++) work has begun
(+) under discussion
(*) no action yet taken

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