OAH Committee on the Status of Women in the Historical Profession

The OAH Committee on the Status of Women in the Historical Profession considers all professional problems bearing upon women in the historical profession. Composed of five members, all members of the committee except the Executive Board Liaison serve four-year terms. The committee will meet once a year at the OAH annual meeting and communicate throughout the year.

Examining Family Leave Policies

In August 2005, the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession announced a new OAH web site devoted to sample practices from the family-leave policies of colleges, universities, and other employers of historians. The purpose of the web site is to provide information to OAH members and others who work for institutions that are considering new policies, or seeking to revise current ones, in order to meet the needs of their employees. more>>