BCWO Goals, Letter to Pat Withner
Item
Department of History
Brooklyn College
of The City University
of New York
Brooklyn, New York 11210
Telephone: (212) 780-5303
Pebruary 23, 1971
Pat Withne
r
College Relations
Dear Pat,
The ob
is to fea of the Brooklyn College Women's Organization
into the open at oe of women «- faculty, students, employees —~
is one approach; +. do something about them, The lecture serie®
an interdiscinl t is intended to prepare the ground for
Plinary Women's Studies programe
Our other goals are:
1. To investigate th
é need f a
the present facilities to meet ork occas ae
2. To study employment
patterns in the various departments
and to rectify sexual imbalances in them.
3. To secure part«time employment for females and males
with full rank, proportional pay, and tenure.
4, To change the by-laws of the BHE which inhibit women's
careers, such as maternity leave policy and nepotism rules.
5, To investigate counselling procedure for female students
in order to determine whether tracking to takes place and to
stop it if it does.
6. To handle treports of sexual discrimination against both
students and faculty with a view to combatting prejudicial behavia.
We feel that the time has come for women to take determined
action for their rights, especially Since Brooklyn College
is presently being anvesticated by the Federal government for
non-compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
rimination on any, including sexual, srounds,
prohibiting dise
parties may write to the Brooklyn College
at a sabes We have a mailbox in Boylan.
Women's Organization.
Dues are 32,00 per semester.
Sincerely yours,
om a i £
enate By
Brooklyn College
of The City University
of New York
Brooklyn, New York 11210
Telephone: (212) 780-5303
Pebruary 23, 1971
Pat Withne
r
College Relations
Dear Pat,
The ob
is to fea of the Brooklyn College Women's Organization
into the open at oe of women «- faculty, students, employees —~
is one approach; +. do something about them, The lecture serie®
an interdiscinl t is intended to prepare the ground for
Plinary Women's Studies programe
Our other goals are:
1. To investigate th
é need f a
the present facilities to meet ork occas ae
2. To study employment
patterns in the various departments
and to rectify sexual imbalances in them.
3. To secure part«time employment for females and males
with full rank, proportional pay, and tenure.
4, To change the by-laws of the BHE which inhibit women's
careers, such as maternity leave policy and nepotism rules.
5, To investigate counselling procedure for female students
in order to determine whether tracking to takes place and to
stop it if it does.
6. To handle treports of sexual discrimination against both
students and faculty with a view to combatting prejudicial behavia.
We feel that the time has come for women to take determined
action for their rights, especially Since Brooklyn College
is presently being anvesticated by the Federal government for
non-compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
rimination on any, including sexual, srounds,
prohibiting dise
parties may write to the Brooklyn College
at a sabes We have a mailbox in Boylan.
Women's Organization.
Dues are 32,00 per semester.
Sincerely yours,
om a i £
enate By
Title
BCWO Goals, Letter to Pat Withner
Description
In the early 1970s before the founding of the Women's Studies Program, the Brooklyn College Women's Organization (BCWO) addressed several concerns of women faculty and students at the college. Historian and co-founder Renate Bridenthal notifies the office of College Relations of BCWO's formation and outlines their goals to investigate and dismantle institutional sexism and structural gender inequality at the college in the following areas: day care, gender imbalances in offices and departments throughout the university, equal employment in pay, rank, and tenure, maternity leave, academic and career counseling that resulted in tracking of women students, and sex discrimination.
Contributor
Bridenthal, Renate
Creator
Brooklyn College Women's Organization
Date
February 23, 1971
Language
English
Rights
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Source
Bridenthal, Renate
Original Format
Diary / Correspondence
Brooklyn College Women’s Organization. Letter. “BCWO Goals, Letter to Pat Withner.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/877