posal
      for
      Employment
     
     
      Equity
      Policy
     
    

    
     
      repared
      by
     
    

    
     
      ‘WJ
      Eliot,
      President
     
    

    
     
      |.
      Percival,
      Faculty
      association
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _Sentance,
      Faculty
      association
     
     
      /
      Smitheram,
      Dean
      of
      Arts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘
      ory
      by
      Chris
      McCarron
     
     
      The
      following
      is
      a
      brief
      summary
      of
      the
      information
     
     
      aken
      from
      the
      above
      source.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      case
      for
      the
      pursuit
      of
      greater
      gender
      equality
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      rests
      on
      at
      least
      4
      compelling
      arguments:
     
     
      mission
      fulfilment
     
    

    
     
      equitable
      treatment
      for
      women
     
    

    
     
      _
      the
      federal
      contractors
      program
     
    

    
     
      |.
      the
      current
      imbalance
      in
      gender
      distribution
      of
     
     
      faculty
      positions
      at
      UPEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fission
      fulfilment;
      The
      university
      had
      recently
     
     
      newed
      its
      commitment
      to
      a
      series
      of
      goals,
      the
     
     
      slowing
      are
      particularly
      relevant
      to
      the
      equity
      issue.
     
     
      _
      To
      promote
      excellent
      instruction,,
      recognizing
      the
     
     
      crucial
      role
      of
      the
      instructor
      in
      developing
      a
      respect
     
     
      and
      enthusiasm
      for
      knowledge.
     
     
      2.
      Toprovide
      an
      environment
      conductive
      to
      the
     
     
      personal
      development
      of
      each
      member
      of
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity,
      students,
      staff,
      and
      faculty,
      and
      to
      encourage
      all
     
     
      nembers
      to
      accepta
      shared
      responsibility
      for
      that
     
     
      environment.
     
     
      |.
      To
      recognize
      the
      importance
      of
      moral
      discernment
     
     
      in
      the
      use
      of
      knowledge,
      and
      to
      provide
      an
      environ-
     
     
      nent
      where
      in
      personal
      integrity
      and
      responsibility
     
     
      may
      grow.
     
     
      4.
      To
      provide
      the
      human,
      physical,
      and
      financial
     
     
      sources
      that
      best
      assist
      the
      university
      in
      the
     
     
      acl
      ievement
      of
      its
      mission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fcan
      be
      argued
      that
      pursuit
      of
      an
      employment
      equity
     
     
      Ogram
      is
      not
      only
      consistent
      with
      but
      enhances
      the
     
     
      ainment
      of
      all
      of
      the
      university's
      goals.
     
    

    
     
      hen
      women
      students,
      who
      are
      now
      in
      the
      majority
     
     
      ind
      that
      in
      many
      departments
      they
      have
      neither
     
    

    
     
      male
      role
      models
      nor
      advisors
      who
      can
      counsel;
     
    

    
     
      em
      on
      their
      studies
      or
      on
      the
      realities
      of
      careers
      for
     
     
      Hmen,
      no
      female
      perspectives
      to
      amplify
      course
     
     
      perience,
      and
      no
      female
      instructors
      with
      whom
      to
     
     
      wlalize
      it
      hecomes
      apparent
      that
      we
      may
      be
      failing
     
     
      Min
      an
      important
      respect,
      Nor
      do
      we
      serve
      male
     
     
      nts
      well
      by
      not
      offering
      them
      part
      of
      the
      diver-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      26,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sity
      of
      knowledge
      and
      experience
      that
      comes
      with
      an
     
     
      appropriate
      mix
      of
      gender
      influences.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Systemic
      discrimination
      in
      academic
      institutions
      hasa
     
     
      lasting
      affect
      on
      hiring
      simply
      put,
      while
      those
      given
     
     
      responsibility
      for
      selection
      openly
      acknowledge
      their
     
     
      reliance
      on
      apparently
      objective
      factors
      that
      seem
      both
     
     
      to
      offer
      close
      correlation
      with
      academic
      excellence,
     
     
      such
      as
      marks,
      degrees,
      numbers
      of
      papers
      published
     
     
      orcourses
      taught,
      and
      to
      offset
      possible
      subjective
     
     
      considerations.
      There
      is
      no
      similar
      recognition
      that
     
     
      selectors
      look
      for
      characteristics
      on
      successful
      candi-
     
     
      dates
      that
      are
      typical
      of
      themselves
      and
      their
      col-
     
     
      leagues.
      And
      since,
      the
      deciding
      group,
      is
      and
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      be
      for
      some
      time,
      predominately
      male,
     
     
      female
      candidates
      are
      and
      willremain,
      ata
      disadvan-
     
     
      tage.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Employment
      equity
      is
      about
      removing
      such
      barriers
     
     
      whether
      they
      be
      deliberate
      or
      unintentional.
      Itis
      not
     
     
      about
      discriminating
      against
      males
      though
      some
      of
      the
     
     
      advantages
      men
      have
      had
      may
      disappear.
      It
      is
      not
     
     
      about
      sacrificing
      quality,
      only
      qualified
      females
      are
      to
     
     
      be
      hired.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Federal
      Contractory
      Program:
      Underthispro-
      _
     
     
      gram,
      institutions
      employing
      more
      than
      100
      individu-
     
     
      als
      and
      wanting
      to
      bid
      on
      contracts
      of
      at
      least
     
     
      $200,000
      in
      value,
      must
      commit
      themselves
      to
      em-
     
     
      ployment
      equity.
      UPEI
      meets
      the
      first
      condition,
      and
     
     
      with
      the
      addition
      of
      the
      Faculty
      of
      Veterinary
      Medi-
     
     
      cine,
      we
      are
      involved
      in
      larger
      contracts
      with
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      agencies.
      Six
      universities
      in
      the
      Maritime
      have
     
     
      joined
      the
      program
      along
      with
      another
      25
      in
      the
      rest
     
     
      of
      Canada.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      1990-91
      the
      full
      time
      faculty
      at
      UPEI
      numbered
     
     
      184
      persons,
      composed
      of
      154
      men
      (83.7%)
      and
      30
     
     
      women
      (16.3%).
      In
      1990-91
      the
      numbers
      can
      be
     
     
      broken
      down
      into
      the
      following
     
    
   
   
    
     
      total
      male
      female
     
     
      Arts
      67
      62
      5
     
     
      Science
      38
      32
      6
     
     
      Veterinary
      Medicine
      60
      45
      1S
     
     
      Education
      6
      §
      !
     
     
      Business
      Admin
      13
      10
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arts:
      To
      achieve
      gender
      balance
      within
      20
      years,
      of
     
     
      47
      projected
      vacancies,
      15-16
      would
      have
      to
      be
      men,
     
     
      31-32
      women,
      Inother
      words
      over
      the
      next
      20
      years
     
     
      it
      would
      be
      necessary
      to
      hire
      2
      women
      for
      every
      man
     
     
      Science:
      To
      achieve
      gender
      parity
      within
      20
      vears,
      |
      7
     
     
      women
      to
      10
      men
      would
      be
      needed
      to
      fill
      the
      pro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jected
      27
      vacancies.
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