Vanderbilt University has decided to study key issues faced by its female staff members by establishing a collaborative and integrated approach.
The university’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion James. E. Page and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain took the move to ensure equity, inclusion, and diversity of women so that they are supported and succeeding.
The initiative, launched in partnership with Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente, will focus on such key points like experience in the workplace, career progression, equity, and work-life effectiveness.
“As a university community, we must commit to doing everything in our power to ensure equity for women staff and to ensure that women have every opportunity to succeed and thrive,” Vice Chancellor Page said.
Kopstain underscored that equity for women was critical for university’s growth.
“These efforts will be instrumental to our ability to continue to make Vanderbilt a more welcoming and inclusive work environment for our staff. I look forward to partnering closely with them on these efforts,” he said.
The university will conduct a survey to gather data from staff on the key points complementing the already collected data through two previous surveys.