uawnet Inventory of the Women's Network Records, 1975-1988 Processed by: Alyssa Reichardt; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2008Processed by Alyssa Reichardt, January 2008; Finding Aid encoded by Sherrie Bowser, University Archives, Duke University, January 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Women's Network Records, 1975-1988 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2008 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. Women's Network. Women's Network Records, 1975-1988 Material in English 3.0 Linear Feet 2,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Women's Network began in 1975 when female faculty began meeting in a caucus to discuss issues surrounding "the recruitment, retention, and treatment of faculty women." Later on its focus expanded to include matters of sexual harassment, salary equity, and the dual responsibilities of work and family. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes, flyers, reports, clippings, and other materials form the faculty and the staff/administrative divisions of the Women's Network. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Women's Network Records, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Women's Network Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1985-1987.

Processing Information

Processed by Alyssa Reichardt, January 2008

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, January 2008

Accessions A85-83, A87-40 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Historical Note

Female faculty began meeting in a caucus in 1975. A formal organizational plan was drawn up and approved in March of 1979. The Women's Network was originally concerned with issues surrounding "the recruitment, retention, and treatment of faculty women." Its focus later expanded to include matters of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, salary equity, the dual responsibilities of work and family, and other matters. In the early 1980's, the Women's Network separated into two distinct divisions, one for faculty, and one for staff and administrators. Members of the Women's Network also assisted in setting up a network for graduate and professional women students.

 Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes, flyers, reports, clippings, and other materials form the faculty (committee A) and the staff/administrative (committee B) divisions of the Women's Network. Subjects include parental leave, tenure, recruitment and hiring, salary equity, sexual harassment and TIAA-CREF matters. There is one sealed envelope containing records of a sexual harassment case. It has been removed from the collection and placed in the vault; it will remain closed until 2037.

Subject Headings

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Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States. Duke University--History--20th century. Pay equity. Sex discrimination in employment--United States. Sex discrimination in higher education--United States. Sexual harassment of women--United States--History--20th century. Universities and colleges--Employees--Salaries, etc. Women college teachers--North Carolina--Durham. Women in higher education--North Carolina-- Durham. Women college administrators--North Carolina--Durham Separated Material

One sealed envelope containing records of a sexual harassment case has been removed from the collection and placed in the vault; it is closed until 2037.

Related Material Women’s Center records, 1984-2002. University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Minutes, 1977-1979 25 Folders 1Meeting Announcements/Minutes, 1977-1978 (1) Meeting Announcements/Minutes, 1977-1978 (2) August 31, 1978 Meeting September 27, 1978 Meeting (1) September 27, 1978 Meeting (2) November 9, 1978 Meeting December 7, 1978 Meeting December, 1978 Update January 19, 1979 Meeting January 29, 1979 Meeting February 14, 1979 Meeting February 21, 1979 Meeting February 28, 1979 Meeting March 7, 1979 Meeting May 10, 1979 Meeting July 12, 1979 Meeting September 12, 1979 Party September 24, 1979 Meeting (1) September 24, 1979 Meeting (2) October 9, 1979 Meeting (1) October 9, 1979 Meeting (2) October 24, 1979 Meeting November 8, 1979 Meeting December 11, 1979 Meeting December 19, 1979 Party HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) Workshop, 1979 10 Folders 1HERS Workshop Group Assignments, 1979 HERS Workshop Materials (1), 1979 HERS Workshop Materials (2), 1979 HERS Workshop Materials, Addendum to, 1979 HERS Workshop Participants, 1979 HERS Workshop Pre-Registration, 1979 HERS Workshop Questionnaire (1), 1979 HERS Workshop Questionnaire (2), 1980 HERS Workshop Schedule, 1979 HERS Workshop Statistical Information, 1979 Subject files,1975-1988 2 Boxes 1Affirmative Action Report, 1977-1978 Annual Report on Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 1978-1979 Duke Affirmative Action Material, 1977-1978 Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 1977-1979 1979-1981 Records (1) 1979-1981 Records (2) General, 1978-1979 General, 1983-1984 Anthropology Reports, 1978-1979 Chronicle (Ruby), 1975-1976 Correspondence, 1978 Duke Benefits, 1978-1980 Endorsements of Original Letter, 1977 Goldhor, Susan - How to Keep a Job/How to Get a Job, 1978 Guidelines, 1977 Harassment Materials, 1979 Interviewing Candidates, 1977 Materials, Spring 1979 Materials, Summer 1979 National Science Foundation/Women in Science Projects, 1979-1980 Network Article Network Directory Part-time and Visiting Appointments, 1979 Retention, 1979 Smeal, Eleanor Cutri, 1977 Sociology Department, 1977-1979 Survey Results, 1978 Tables, Articles and Statistics, 1978 Title IX Material, 1979 UNC-Chapel Hill Salary Study. 1979 Wardropper Correspondence, 1979 Women in Medicine Correspondence, 1979 Young Letter and Endorsements, 1979 [Addition] Records, 1979-1983 2Add-On Policy, 1984-1985 Administrative Searches, 1984-1985 Committee A, 1984-1985 Committee B, 1984-1985 General (1), 1977-1978 General (2), 1977-1978 General (3), 1979 Non-Regular Faculty, 1986-1987 Parenting Leave, 1986-1987 Recruitment and Hiring (1), 1977-1980 Recruitment and Hiring (2), 1977-1980 Recruitment and Hiring (3), 1978-1987 Recruitment and Hiring (4), 1978-1987 Retirement - TIAA-CREF, 1976-1981 Salary Equity, 1981-1985 Sexual Harassment, 1980-1987 Steering Committee, 1986-1988 Tenure and Retention of Female Faculty