GENDER ISSUES PLAN
Portland State University
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Issues in Self Study
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Measurable Goals
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Steps to Achieve Goals
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Individuals or Officers Responsible
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Specific Timetable For Completion |
Funding
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Female participation numbers |
Increase participation rates 8% in two years; 12% in five years
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Have an optimal squad size in the women's programs while controlling the men's roster sizes. Conduct a yearly review of roster sizes and proportion numbers. |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA
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First goal by 2002-2003 academic year; second goal by 2004-2005 academic year |
Women’s roster numbers are contingent upon funding for women’s scholarships, recruiting and travel. See these items in this plan for more details |
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Women's scholarship dollars
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Scholarship awards for men and women should be equal to their participation numbers
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Increase scholarship dollars yearly. Conduct a yearly review of scholarship awards compared to participation numbers. |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA, Director of Compliance
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Each winter term, budget funding increase for that year in accordance with the five year plan
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PSU is committed to provide Gender Equity Enhancement funds at $200,000 per year for the next five years. Forty-five percent of these funds will go toward women’s scholarships (90K). |
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Women's recruiting dollars |
Recruiting budgets for men and women should be equal to their participation numbers |
Increase recruiting budgets yearly. Conduct a yearly review to compare recruiting budgets to participation numbers |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA, Business Manager |
Each winter term, budget funding increase for that year in accordance with the five year plan |
PSU is committed to provide Gender Equity Enhancement funds at $200,000 per year for the next five years. Ten percent of these funds will go toward women’s recruiting (20K). |
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Women’s travel budgets |
Increase travel budgets as roster sizes for women’s sports increase |
Increase travel budgets as roster sizes increase to the optimal squad size Conduct a yearly review of travel budgets and roster sizes |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA, Business Manager |
Each winter term, budget funding increase for that year in accordance with the five year plan |
PSU is committed to provide Gender Equity Enhancement funds at $200,000 per year for the next five years. Ten percent of these funds will go toward women’s travel (20K). |
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Travel Policies |
Develop and implement consistent policies for travel, including per diem and hotel accommodations |
Develop a policy and procedure manual for travel which have the same policies for men’s and women’s sports Review it yearly with all coaches |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA Business Manager |
Fall, 2001 |
NA |
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Female head coaches
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To have a greater percentage of female head coaches than male coaches for women's sports |
See Employment Opportunity under self-study item 4.2.6 for Outreach Plan that targets traditionally underrepresented applicants |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director/ Internal, SWA |
Regularly as positions become available |
NA |
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Marketing of Women's Sports |
Develop a marketing/ publicity plan for women's sports, to include active engagement with external media |
Include, at minimum, the same number of home events with promotions for women's sports as those which occur for men's sports |
Director of Athletics, SWA, Associate Athletic Director/ External |
Fall, 2001 and yearly, thereafter |
Reorganizing staffing within current budget allocation |
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Athletic Training Room |
Increase Athletic Training room support to ensure safety of all student athletes and to accom-modate increases in squad sizes for women's sports |
Add one full-time trainer |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director / Internal, Business Manager, Head Athletic Trainer |
Fall, 2001 for full-time position |
The Gender Issues Plan includes a minimum of five new positions. PSU Gender Equity Enhancement funds cannot solely cover these personnel cost, therefore, the DIA will largely supplement these funds. Twenty percent of the Gender Equity Enhancement funds has been allocated to hiring new personnel (40K) |
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Publicity Material |
Develop consistent policies for producing media guides, schedule cards and posters for all sports |
Develop specific policies for sports with home events and / or priority sports |
Director of Athletics, SWA, Director of Media Relations |
Fall, 2001 |
NA |
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Equipment Room |
Increase the staffing of the equipment room through student employees so the room can be accessible to coaches all day |
Allow equipment room managers to hire student employees to help with coverage of room |
Director of Athletics, SWA, Associate Athletic Director / Internal, Business Manager, Equipment Room Manager |
Fall, 2001 |
Funding for work-study students is minimal (1K per year). This will come from the miscellaneous portion of the Gender Equity Enhancement funds, although it may also be funded by pending external donations. |
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Outside Resources |
Include distribution of outside resources as part of the overall resource allocation between men’s and women’s sports |
Develop a standing committee to decide on the distribution of outside resources for the sports |
Director of Athletics, SWA, Associate Athletic Directors / Internal & External |
Fall, 2001 |
NA |
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Assistant Coaching Positions For Women's Sports |
Increase the number of full-time assistant coaching positions for women's sports |
Add full-time assistants in Women's Track, Soccer, and Volleyball |
Director of Athletics, SWA, Business Manager |
Fall, 2001 for Track and Soccer; by 2003 for Volleyball |
The Gender Issues Plan includes a minimum of five new positions. PSU Gender Equity Enhancement funds cannot solely cover these personnel costs, therefore, the DIA will largely supplement these funds. Twenty percent of the Gender Equity Enhancement funds has been allocated to hiring new personnel (40K). |
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Strength & Conditioning |
Add a full time strength and conditioning coach |
Add a certified coach who has experience with women's sports |
Director of Athletics, Associate Athletic Director / Internal, SWA |
No later than fall, 2002 |
The Gender Issues Plan includes a minimum of five new positions. PSU Gender Equity Enhancement funds cannot solely cover these personnel costs, therefore, the DIA will largely supplement these funds. Twenty percent of the Gender Equity Enhancement funds has been allocated to hiring new personnel (40K). |
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Campus Resources |
Include the SWA on campus committees which focus on women's opportunities |
Include the SWA on the President's Commission on the Status of Women as an ex-officio member |
SWA, Director of Affirmative Action |
Fall, 2001 |
NA |
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Practice Times |
Establish a more equitable practice schedule for soccer and football |
Meet in the spring to develop a practice time schedule for fall and spring. Football will have priority fall and soccer will have priority spring |
Associate Athletic Director / Internal, SWA, Football Coach, Soccer Coach |
Spring, 2001 |
NA |