Upcoming Events

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Contact

Martha Brown, MD,
Chair WSC
813.396.9217
MDC Box 14
mbrown@hsc.usf.edu

Elizabeth Bell, PhD, Immediate Past Chair
813.974.6833
CIS 3022
ebell@shell.cas.usf.edu

Welcome

Welcome to the homepage of the Women's Status Committee, one of five Presidential Advisory Committees at USF. This site contains information regarding events, activities, and resources to help women at USF in their educational and career pursuits. As our logo indicates, the WSC is dedicated to working for women at USF.

Charge of the Committee

The Women's Status Committee is responsible for advising the President of the University on matters affecting women faculty, staff, and students of the University. The committee shall be particularly concerned with those university policies concerning the welfare and activities of women with regard to educational and employment opportunities at the University, as well as the social and cultural climate in the University setting.

Mission of the Committee

As part of that charge, we focus on defining activities that the Committee may undertake in support of that charge:

Encourage, support, and participate in activities that highlight women's issues and concerns;

Direct and review attention to ensuring equal access to educational opportunities and services provided to women by the university (e.g., scholarship opportunities for women);

Review factors contributing to the overall physical and social well being of all women on campus (e.g., women's health care coverage and provisions by the University, family day care concerns, family leave, etc.);

Address issues concerning equitable pay for women in hiring, retention, and promotion (e.g., support studies to investigate and promote the employment and retention of female faculty and staff, and the promotion and compensation of women into tenured or high level positions).

Recognize leadership qualities in those who have exhibited a willingness and ability to nurture, support, and advance women and girls.  This includes mentoring in the community, focusing on the health and well-being of women and girls, fostering programs that support women’s leadership, affecting policy and decision making, and working on social justice issues.