Upcoming Events

Check back to this space for Fall 2009 activities.

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

Projects and Reports

Each year the WSC takes on projects and presents reports with the goal of improving the quality of life for women at USF. Below are summaries of these projects and links to the complete works.

Reports to the President

Each year the WSC reports to the President of the University of South Florida and makes recommendations to improve the quality of life and work for women students, staff, and faculty.
• 2009 Report to the President
• 2008 Report to the President

2007-2008 Survey on Women's Issues and Concerns

The USF Presidential Advisory Status of Women Committee conducted a web-based survey on women’s issues and concerns at USF. 3,836 individuals completed the survey, launched on November 27, 2007 and available on-line for 12 weeks.

Participants answered questions about their perceptions of safety, salary equity, and mentorship opportunities for women at USF. Almost 90% of respondents were female and two-thirds were from the Tampa campus.
• 85% believe salary equity is extremely important to them.
• 75% believe career advancement is extremely important to them.
• 68% of respondents believe there are adequate career advancement opportunities available for women at USF.

In answers to open-ended questions, the overwhelming concern for all participants was campus safety, followed by student-specific concerns about parking and classes. Calls for family-friendly policies and practices, mentoring programs, and salary equity information were the next largest categories of concern to participants.

For the complete findings of the Survey, including open-ended responses from more than 600 individuals, click here.