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The establishment of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at the University of Rhode Island, initiated a series of steps intended to advance the progress of women at URI. The University would, among other initiatives, find a new home for the Women¹s Center, located now at 22 Upper College Rd.; appoint a full-time director to the Women’s Center, Carolyn Sovet, and provide funds for programming; put in place a process for keeping the university community informed of outcomes of cases involving sexual discrimination, harassment or assault; address issues of tenure, retention, and promotion of women to bring their numbers more in line with those of their male counterparts; address the issue of needed enhancement of family leave and childcare; and begin the process for a permanent Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Officer with a commitment to women’s issues. A steering committee was then appointed to refine the Commission¹s mission statement and further develop its objectives and goals.
