Women's Leadership Council

Charge

The Women's Leadership Council (WLC) shall be responsible for advising and informing the President about institutional policies, objectives, procedures, and actions with regard to developing an equitable gender climate. The WLC's goals will be (1) ensuring that women are included fully and equitably in all aspects of the life of the institution; and (2) promoting the development and well-being of all members of the University community in an atmosphere marked by collegiality, rigorous intellectual inquiry and self-examination, moral reflection, and fundamental human kindness. To do so, the WLC shall report annually to the President and the cabinet about the gender climate, opportunities for women, progress on efforts to achieve gender equality and how institutional initiatives, policies, and procedures affect women at the University.

In fulfilling its mission, the WLC shall undertake the following:

• Recommend policies, procedures, programs, and priorities that will encourage the development of an institutional community that promotes and supports the full range of educational, employment, and research opportunities for women.
• Identify institutional practices and policies that may inhibit the ability of women students, faculty, and staff to contribute and participate as fully as they are capable in the educational and professional opportunities at the University, and recommend measures to eliminate inhibitory practices and policies.
• Review and comment on reports of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs pertaining to the University's progress in meeting its equal opportunity and affirmative action obligations with respect to women.
• Recommend and advocate policies, procedures, and priorities to enhance the University's ability to undertake proactive, affirmative measures designed to encourage greater diversity in its student, faculty, staff, and leadership populations.
• Consider and recommend steps to implement the action plan developed by the 1999 Task Force on the Status of Women.
• Assist the President or his or her designee in monitoring and evaluating the University's work toward the goals proposed by the 1999 Task Force on the Status of Women and adopted by the University leadership.

Committee Structure:

The Council shall be composed of:

• 13 faculty/staff members
• The following shall serve as ex-officio members without term:
  • Director of Equal Opportunity Programs
  • Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Representative of the President's Office
  • Representative for the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Health System
  • Representative of the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer
  • Representative for the Executive Vice President and Provost
  • Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• A member of the President's Office staff shall serve as an ex-officio member and Executive Secretary
• Two at-large student members (one undergraduate student, one graduate student)

Contact Information:

Phone: (434) 924-3728
UVA-WLC@virginia.edu