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VOLUME 1, NO. 17
Gender inequality: committees take up Landmark too much time for female professors $400 million by Vickie Vértiz film and University of California, uity and the ‘Just Say No to television job Riverside sociologist Karen Service’ Fairytale,” Pyke disPyke released findings that cusses “the unequal burden prove female professors are of university service placed creation act asked to serve on university on women because of their committees in such dispropor- smaller numbers in the acadpasses final tionately higher numbers than emy and its impact on career male colleagues that it deprives advancement,” reported UCR committee, them of research and publica- Today. tion time required for promoSome research indicates tion, causing their careers to that female faculty at doctoral headed to lag behind male counterparts. universities serve on 50 perUCR Today reported that cent more committees than Senate floor Pyke presented this study at male faculty, her work showed. the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco the week of August 18. The study details that the problem is so nationally prevalent at research universities that some colleagues and administrators advise female faculty to decline committee offers, or to use an old phrase, “Just Say No.” But Pyke stresses that to decline invitations is not enough. In “Faculty Gender Ineq-
Those same research universities typically over-recruit women faculty and women of color for service on committees and task forces to ensure gender and racial diversity. One reason why disproportionate committee requests for women have such a grave effect on their careers is that there are not enough women in tenure-tracked positions in the first place. Pyke also showed in her work that wom-
ments of school districts’ Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP). ”A focus on educational equity is essential if schools are to be successful in preparing students to master the new state standards and, ultimately,
The long saga of AB 1839, the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014, continued by passing its final committee barrier, clearing the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 5-0 vote. The legislation, authored by Assemblymen Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima) and Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), contained numerous amendments today which represent the culmination of nearly a year of research and negotiations and would expand and significantly improve the state’s current program to keep production jobs in California. The most anticipated amendment to the bill expands the program’s allocation to $400 million a year. Other changes include: allowing big-budget blockbusters – which create the most jobs – to qualify for the incentive; spending requirements to protect jobs and wages for below-the-line workers; creating certainty for television series by guaranteeing credits if the show is renewed; and providing larger incentives for film and television productions that move to California from out of
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en are recruited for service much earlier in their careers than male counterparts, which is when committee service can take precious time from their careers. Please see page 2
“Excellence Through Equity” Conference to focus on closing achievement gap in education Riverside County Office of Education's Leadership Institute of Riverside County (LIRC) to host event on September 25 featuring speakers from national and regional educational institutions Closing the achievement gap, promoting high expectations, and providing multiple opportunities for students of color are the primary topics of the “Excellence Through Equity” Conference hosted by the Leadership Institute of Riverside County on September 25, 2014, at the Riverside Conven-
tion Center. The purpose of the conference is to provide educators with the strategies needed to create equitable school environments for students from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. These strategies will be aligned with priorities identified as require-