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Study of Faculty Worklife at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Survey Results
 
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Response Rates
Response Rates - Summary of findings This section reports and comments on the response rates to the survey.
 
Response Rates - Survey questions and detailed data
 
Hiring Process
Hiring Process - Summary of findings Questions in this section aimed to identify factors that make UW-Madison attractive to job applicants, and aspects of the hiring process that may be experienced positively or negatively.
 
 
The Tenure Process at UW
  This section asked questions about some basic facts regarding faculty members' tenure experiences at the UW-Madison. We assessed satisfaction with the process overall and asked some specific questions about an important policy - tenure clock extension - implemented at the UW-Madison in 1994 to alleviate some of the concerns about trying to combine a family life with a faculty position.
 
 
Professional Activities
This section included questions about various dimensions of the work environment for faculty at UW-Madison including feelings about work allocation, resources for research, service responsibilities, and interaction with colleagues.
  Time Allocation Time Allocation - Summary of findings  
  Resources Resources - Summary of findings  
  Leadership    
  Professional Interactions Professional Interactions - Summary of findings Professional Interactions - Survey questions and detailed data
 
 
Satisfaction with UW-Madison
Satisfaction - Summary of findings Questions in this section ascertained the extent to which faculty at UW-Madison were satisfied with their jobs and their career progression.
Satisfaction - Survey questions and detailed data
 
 
UW-Madison Programs and Resources
  UW-Madison has implemented a number of programs designed to improve the working environments of faculty on the UW-Madison campus. The questions in this section evaluated some of these campus-wide initiatives.
 
 
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment - Summary of findings Questions in this section used the UW-Madison definition of sexual harassment as including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when such conduct influences employment or academic decisions, interferes with an employee's work, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or learning environment to assess and analyze the incidence of sexual harassment for faculty.
Sexual Harassment - Survey questions and detailed data
 
 
 
Balancing Personal and Professional Life
This section asked faculty to assess the extent to which they are able to balance personal and professional life. It included questions about child rearing responsibilities, childcare arrangements, caretaking responsibilities for elderly parents or relatives, career obligations of spouses/partners, health status, and disabilities.
  Balance Balance - Summary of findings  
  Childcare Childcare - Summary of findings  
  Parent/Elder Care Parent/Elder Care - Summary of findings  
  Spouse/Partner Spouse/Partner - Summary of findings  
  Health Health - Summary of findings  
 
 
Diversity Issues at UW-Madison
Diversity Issues at UW-Madison: Summary of findings Questions in this section asked about faculty members' awareness and concern about diversity issues in their departments.
   
 
 
Personal Demographics
  This section reports on the demographic variables used to perform bivariate analyses to assess group differences for each survey question. The demographic variables used include gender, rank, departmental division, underrepresented minority, citizenship status, sexual orientation, and parental status.
 
 
Appendix I: List of Departments

 

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