Task Force on Gender Equity
“For our University community to thrive, we are called to uphold a respect for diversity, a commitment to inclusion, and the continuous pursuit of equity. The work ahead is to ensure that our commitment to equity–across gender, race, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, age, and the range of identities that shape the lives of those in our community–is alive in our institutional practices and our campus culture. When we identify areas of improvement, whether in our practices or our policies, we have a shared responsibility to realize necessary change. This collective endeavor is embedded in our mission and identity and is encapsulated in our commitment to the Jesuit idea of cura personalis, a recognition of the individual experiences, perspectives, contributions, and challenges of each member of our community.”
John J. DeGioia, May 27, 2021
Task Force on Gender Equity Report
Read the full report and recommendations of the Task Force on Gender Equity.
Formation of the Task Force on Gender Equity
On March 1, 2018 President DeGioia announced the formation of a Task Force on Gender Equity at Georgetown.
The Task Force was charged with four key areas of work:
- Studying best practices that have contributed to improved gender equity among faculty and senior leadership;
- Assessing our institutional practices and how they impact gender equity among faculty and senior leadership;
- Recommending specific, actionable steps that Georgetown can take to promote gender equity among faculty and senior leadership in the near, medium and long-term; and,
- Recommending mechanisms for accountability to measure the impact of the steps taken toward achieving gender equity and to sustain the progress that is achieved.
Read the full charge of the Task Force on Gender Equity.
Task Force Members
The Task Force was composed of representatives from across each of Georgetown’s campuses.
Chair (June 2019 – May 2021): Soyica Diggs Colbert (C’01), Ph.D., Interim Dean, Georgetown College; Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Theater and Performance Studies
Chair (April 2018 – May 2019): Jane Aiken (LLM’85), J.D., Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (Dean and Professor of Law, Wake Forest Law)
Reena Aggarwal, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty; Robert E. McDonough Professor of Finance, McDonough School of Business
Katherine Benton-Cohen, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History
David Edelstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government; Vice Dean of Faculty, Georgetown College
Nada Eissa, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, McCourt School of Public Policy
Kristi Graves, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Carole Roan Gresenz, Ph.D., Interim Dean and Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Systems Administration, School of Nursing & Health Studies
Jose Luis Guerrero Cusumano, Ph.D., Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business
Charles King, D. Phil., Professor of International Affairs and Government, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Chair, Department of Government
Patricia King, J.D., Professor of Law Emeritus, Georgetown University Law Center
Lisa Krim, J.D., Senior Advisor to the President for Faculty Relations
Michelle Ohnona, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, CNDLS; Adjunct Faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies and MA Program in Learning, Design and Technology
Kathryn Olesko, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Science, Technology and International Affairs, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Department of History
Samantha Pinto, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of African American Studies and English (April 2018 – June 2019)
Elena Silva, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology and Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience; Vice Dean of Graduate Affairs and Diversity and Inclusion
Lisa Singh, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Computer Science; Research Professor, Massive Data Institute, McCourt School of Public Policy
Ed Soule, Ph.D., Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business
Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., University Professor
Miriam Toporowicz, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Chief of the Division of International Health Programs, Georgetown University Medical Center
Judy Huei-Yu Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Jamillah Bowman Williams (B’03), J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Edilma L. Yearwood, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing; Chair, Department of Professional Nursing Practice, School of Nursing & Health Studies
Special Advisors:
Lisa Brown, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel
Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87), J.D., Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
Messages to the Community and News
Georgetown Takes New Steps to Advance Gender Equity Among Faculty Following Task Force Report (May 27, 2021)
Task Force on Gender Equity – Report and Next Steps (May 27, 2021)
Gender Equity Among Faculty, Senior Leaders Focus of New Task Force (April 13, 2018)
Announcing Appointment and Charge of the Task Force on Gender Equity (April 13, 2018)
Announcing the Task Force on Gender Equity (March 1, 2018)