College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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'USl'I'i h ith 'il'S Bead nequality . . . Title IX... Proposal 1 ... letter was sent to Pres- ident Thomas Graves Women . . . Equal Opportu- accompanying a fgllovv-up filled by History pro- fessor Cam Weiiceni Since the ieggilhniee of hiring a full-time Direc- Aterr Currently, money been budgeted for nity . . . Affirmative study-lof the1'l973 'Fe-port. this report, steps vfigqql year 1gjr5r,1e5gmet Action .... Ever since 'i Ijif the letter dektede Q have been takennby both a positiqjmggn Title IX of the Educa- June 'IO, .1 974, tIvte.gCbm- the scljtool and wermen pro- created. I i't, - - 'I fir tion Amendments of 1972, rn3itgee.etateci.: 5. . 'rite i 5 l I ' At rne tinne, A such vvords have taken fipisQc:ydarfof.sei7yiee, on ' i,,neetiitiee Qregted Lp original rebeiitgubnlry ' on an added significance tlje Qffirfm3iiVei'Q5E5i'tiQIjl iigeeijdiscrifrkiiiiaations gr womdgvyqereififnilfglxfed to members of the Advisery' Gomrfiiifge et the .dfltipli'ed yeaiiili I it l 'imitvvelveleemiiiriittees of, college community. Cdllegqe of 'VWll ia'mi Enid ,i riithose vvoritin profes- the FacuIQSQ'-'6fi1.Al5?S and.''L At that time, an Ad Hoc Mary? has been neither I FSEYSI who weie, hired l Sgcfiemces e,ngfI',fIfnQi1eQee-f- Committee on the Status revvagding nor Lsuccess- E Qmder old guitielmes. 4 yvphvien inQQIxi6dfilih,,seyg,f1- of Women was formed. ful forimost 'rnemperfs of Q Salary increases, i. teen! Colleg'eifeommgiifees'f' Chalred by Carol Sherman thejfleomrjiittee.-egtlgtbrough fiferitexample, are based on .-lworhen are negflgeilhg' of the Women's P.E. one vvellifgtle that iifdrtain percigtage of 'Disappointed to commjiibyges Department, the commit- corryfiiiliftee wdrli Qby .ztitliieyrfprevious Wearis -,wifi a more equiteb.l.eii3mEfii:: tee examined inequalities de1iin'itior1, frustiatihg, 4, salary alonrgriwith- aT f'w Qrier. Q D. g concerning women faculty, thei'fr'Cis.tretions of A5 'V i'i' r ating of tlieijeetiiter- 'J g r ,One of the V ii staff and students at . --- 1, servinggortthis Committee giiiralificatiegngj Z r .requests the College. 'r ,haue exeeeded all rjermal -'Qgnsequentlygieeglilyiyeafityii lG3ornrnitteIeyMa:si,fdE 1,' Qafrgifex- The results of theme? , rieibgctatlgms .,,. r fillllnfeije Eiilt egrdiscreregggjgggfirir r I remanded , study, published in a i A' nallygldfie Qommietege, f eFji's and, rl J ietithe Heailtiliiiigefjiter. twenty-five page booldlei 'H' iiluidlglil dgiscoverebl that gailafries isj'eQi'iipol.lf5dQdg r positigfii on lVlay 1, 1973, showed it hadf broad responsi'-., Since the 1.9'7i3 repemr I Clitlring this ' .If surprising amounts of 3 bil.itiesf.itf'advisee 7 ' eeorne of thQS31rineQeg,itifes fi, -year and discrimination. Its 'fe 'tl'1re:QeSi'dent on pro- lglave been tggecteqaj' r r lwoman. eyes' major criticisms con- ij.. granigg procedureslwamd eeeothers aregfageing rev,i,ey5VedEQe3e,,' The greatest inequity cerning the faculty vvereg rpojieiesliilpertaining toeg,e:,,..'r' by the curreritg Dela'n 6f still ineegstence is no Special efforts jk fafflflffgflile 8C'lIlOl l in VVeI'e l'T'l8dB to seek VVOITISD capdidates for depart- mgisitel openings: there areas relating to minori- l ties, women and, where l appropriate. to clerical l l eelieculty of Arts and Sciences Jack Edwards. a result of the prob- illefms encountered, several i I was-...jo Specific Affii-ma- personnel'-and no povverl the.ew.Q,rg1en professors tiQ5ifQt:tion Officer: -'-- In Sl-f.l'7Uf Q lg-TEveftQtiteEi'fened to file faculty Lg' 'i' Tbmsost members? m i istgiitfegeiiiist the College repreeyefrifed effvthe Committee ljave I iiiifite problems have Oi-igeeubegelQgmmitteeee .5114 ggijrie to .feel thefjjeither I lilggeemifeetified by the end Agrg I -thel Cornrneriviiealth of Virr Qurrent academic snown i .. 93933 not 'tbS1.l'CO eQe Of rgbreg on fwilliam .igriidl Mary is par- the summer of tllgeert merigS'e6,d fticularly'iseriousnegout r f1,97p4iijQVer 8 Veal' S'nCe eleleriee-Hej'fd'me'renee.ef Kr fajifirmatixqe pactiorj' . r 'tjjje tifigiyijigl recommenda- alEti5sfli1SSEiC5OG5 existed j'i'i5i i' Eidiffef Gxpresslins I tibn. i-'CliQjC3Qlle99, 'Wed digpppointrqgiqt. theirfemeiai Dll'bG1Ef3I -'Of Affirma- S-tin g,effectivenessft er tive Action-Wesley' Undeirfqeerurmyl At the thegfisffcigjted in the folloivi 'Q Wilson. Although this is time, however, Some Cor- upllregcirt that the Co,ir'i1- r was a move in the rections were made While mittee 'Qecommends thief direction, it still did F1615 other areas remei,-,ed belidispanded until an 'TTT complywvpvith their virtually stagnant. Action Office'g The -Ai.. ul The initial result is ss2tabl.ilshed' Hind the r Qiriall ef of the Ad Hoc Committee lifigigzitliggffl 35 FQSCHVSU- ' I I CHIl?Sia.fQlf,iE!l?fUH'ti rl?Q 5 report was the establish- dev if DlfQifQf?fMV- VVi'S0'i'jl'.l'?li51illSt ment of an Affirmative lxflliiizgslieffiflalih' 'QUl'V19driml if diViC!Q'if!'ii9i-Qiime i ge -,Q Action Advisory Commit- heir resignation Ito Pres? I withitljitisexiresponsjjgtl-Er ree to eewe as e Hwetch- depftgggavesi-.c'iting a rneedyl ities a's1.lDii,iector of fa me A dog for the college's .toideydte full ettentiqmii GFi5IFi.'CSi3QlQ.jReSSBI'Qlfl.- Vi compliance with Title IX. fo kFTQQ'3lfeSF?'0US'b 't'95 g i C'ted m'E'H!Q.QeQ At me end of the ece- asiieiigprofefssolr.jHer g 'V ciallicpltilstraints as ix demic year 1973-741 e pcisifiliih asg,jcha'irmanevlafs thei'reizea's'on for not -.rggjil 20 WOMEN AND AFFIRIVIATIVE ACTION showifiggifri the Women's P. Dedegrtrigmiant. Here, many of thQQjMZ.omen professors are expected tg Asp.en,deffe,, E. mqfsffqflftheir ing iciaeeeep .- U aniffli'eiAeriingS rEiiei.,: Q Q T . Q spemtgfcpachirtg ff? V ' ...- ' V .,i- arty va geperreieg iegiivieiiitgri- .il sutiltil'.edtivitiesifQS'1'gl f I' 'nl andf. Meirnetrejei. , gl therH.i'n,ra V , sitiemiiief inadptiltiete i steiilnq, Whilgiiglffel I. cdllegegs foray- ff studaelntfteacher ratios is fixed so that they appear overstaffed. While for the men there exists the lVlen's P.E. and with the with

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ii d99 women professors. In many cases. however, this has not been the fault of the individual depart- ments. Most of these are ones in which there has traditionally been a small number of women. With the demand for these women nationally, they have become harder and harder to find. When they are found, William and Mary generally can- mnpt,-peyatkhe high salaries itltieyucan command. c ' One 'ofthe greatest problems now facing the Affirmative Action Com- -rnitteeiiis the question of tenure. gSince job falncl money markets are tjghti Sclilqols will find it increasingly hard to eljt tenured professors iihto Theirebudgets. Consequently, the profes- sors who have been in Zggsitions the shortest QQOUHt of time will be first to lose their i'ri' .A l:jfob,s., U nfortu natelyg Eyfesle professors are finest likelyfto bewomen l aifidlmem bers lofi minority groups. The committee V hopes to guardlagainst gcqis. lu Progress in ijectis' thesejproblems may, iwell' influence their fu- ,.-- ture abilities in.hii1ing,. ' rfavult members. Whether Y the slowness is actually due in large measure to financial constraints or to their hope that if they ignore it, it will all go away remains to bQ7'f5QB! 'in. As .one 'faculty puffiti the SQQSQGIQJS lilge- an ostrich xiii- Ulead the sandifif glynlthe wake of the College's .decision to increase lathletivc fundinigfone wonders if what another, faculty member said, might not be true-+ lt's just a matter of focusing priorities. 6- Controversial opinions often reflect the personality of an instructor, as seen from this poster outside the office of Cam Walker. Bad for Sociologist Barbara Walters, one of few women visiting professors on campus, confers with a student PE Instructor Jan Tomlinson stays late in the afternoon at Adair Pool to coach Karen Larson for Mermettes. WOMEN AND AFFIFHVIATIVE ACTION 21