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History

Since the early 1970s, several different campus groups have come together to discuss issues and programs related to women.  In 2001, a group of faculty from Arts and Sciences prepared a report on gender inequities in salaries of tenured and tenure-track faculty.  However, UM-St. Louis did not have a continuing committee that addressed women’s or gender issues across campus until 2004 when Chancellor Tom George set up the Task Force on the Status of Women.  Professor Barbara Harbach was appointed to chair the task force, and she assembled a group of faculty, staff, and students to represent different university constituencies.  From 2004-2006, the task force addressed many issues, including campus safety, academic salary inequities by gender, grant funding by gender, and nominating more women for awards.  The task force made recommendations and completed reports on most of these issues, and a number of safety and security measures were implemented by the Institutional Safety department.  The task force also discussed other important women’s and gender concerns, such as sexual harassment, day care, parental leave, and grievance procedures. 

In fall 2007, the name of the task force was changed to the Chancellor’s Task Force on Gender Issues so that we could include in our purview men’s and LGBT issues. The task force sponsored safety ads in The Current, recommended a spousal hiring policy to the Provost, and supported mandatory sexual harassment on-line training.  In fall 2008, the task force developed this website.  Current issues under discussion include day care, elder care, and other policies to make the campus more family friendly.  The task force is also considering possible implementation of a campus climate survey that will examine perceptions about gender inequities and sexual issues.