University Faculty Gender Equity Council

Background

The UFGEC advises the Executive Vice President and Provost on ways to advance gender equity among faculty at UT Austin and promote a more inclusive and equitable campus. The Council regularly analyses factors that assess progress towards this goal, identifies areas for improvement, and presents reports outlining areas of concern, best practices, and potential solutions to the Provost. The UFGEC has over 30 members and includes representative from every college/school/unit on campus appointed to the council by the Provost

The UFGEC was formed under the charge of the Executive Vice President and Provost in 2014. (Prior to the formation of the UFGEC, the Council on the Status of Women Faculty considered the issue of gender equity following the 2008 Gender Equity Task Force Report.)

The UFGEC has focused on a variety of issues, including promotion and tenure guidelines; best practices for recruitment, retention, and promotion; leadership development programs; faculty accommodations tied to COVID-19;  analysis of key faculty metrics such as headcount, salaries, time to promotion;  title IX;  and endowment decisions. The Council also conceived and developed the Provost’s Distinguished Service Academy to recognize faculty who exemplify scholarship and have extraordinary achievements in mentoring and service to their college, the University, and the State of Texas and the Nation.

The UFGEC is joined by the Council for Racial and Ethnic Equity and Diversity (CREED) and the Council for LGBTQ+ Access, Equity, and Inclusion (Q+AEI), and the Disabled Faculty Equity Council (DFEC) to facilitate an inclusive climate of advancement and growth for all faculty.

UFGEC Activities

AY 2022-23

For the 2022-23 academic year, the UFGEC was chaired by Dr. Shardha Jogee (Chair) and Dr. Becky Pettit (Chair-Elect). The UFGEC subcommittees listed below focused on three key issues to advance faculty gender equity and an inclusive campus:

AY 2021-22

For the 2022-23 academic year, the UFGEC was co-chaired by Dr. Shardha Jogee and Dr. Lynn Katz. The UFGEC subcommittees listed below produced reports on issues tied to advancing faculty gender equity and an inclusive campus:

2022-23 UFGEC Membership

Executive Coordination
Lydia Contreras, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Co-chairs
Shardha Jogee, College of Natural Sciences- Current Chair
Becky Pettit, College of Liberal Arts -Chair Elect
Lynn Katz, Cockrell School of Engineering- Past Chair

Members
Megan Alrutz, College of Fine Arts
Julia Clarke, Jackson School of Geosciences
Jane Dimmit Champion, School of Nursing
Jennifer Glass, College of Liberal Arts
Huriya Jabbar, College of Education
Sirkka Jarvenpaa, Red McCombs School of Business
Sheila Olmstead, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Elizabeth Sepper, School of Law
Tonia Guida, College of Pharmacy
Yvette Williams-Brown, Dell Medical School
Yan Zhang, School of Information
Vacant, School of Architecture
Vacant, Mood College of Communication
Vacant, Steve Hicks School of Social Work

Members-at-large
Shuping Chen, Red McCombs School of Business
Minette Drumwright, Moody College of Communication
Fernanda Leite, Cockrell School of Engineering
Jennifer Maynard, Cockrell School of Engineering
Elizabeth Mueller, School of Architecture
Shelley Payne, College of Natural Sciences
Christen Smith, College of Liberal Arts

Ex Officio Members
Lynn Katz, Office of the Faculty Ombuds
Tasha Beretvas, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Marquita Booker, Office for Inclusion and Equity
Andrea Gore, Committee of Counsel on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Faculty Council  Domino Perez, Faculty Council
Mackenzie Smith, Student Government
Mark J. T. Smith, Graduate School
Betty Jeanne Taylor, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
Del Watson, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Stephen Vladeck, Faculty Council

2022-23 UFGEC CO-CHAIRS

Shardha Jogee (Chair) and Becky Pettit (Chair-Elect)

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