Gender equity: where do we stand?
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on a forum about women’s status and gender equity at Johns Hopkins.
- The News-Letter reported that the KSAS Committee on the Status of Women hosted the forum to mark the 10th anniversary of the Vision 2020 Report, which called for changes to University policies and culture.
- The paper reported that the committee was reviewing the report’s goals, while attendees discussed their experiences, suggestions and questions and graded the University’s progress.
- The article says students and faculty discussed the limited representation of women, especially in STEM fields; Linda Horn cited 1,044 full professors and about 250 women.
- The reporter writes that SGA Senator AJ Tsang said more student involvement was needed and that progress would take years.
- The article adds that Professor Anne-Elizabeth Brodsky pointed to the Office of Gender Equity and direct contact with committee leaders as ways to participate.