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Show Friday, March 26, 2010 ir 1 HE SIGNPOST American Indian continued from front t C f L l l X y continued from front « = • following another female the same thing, and that's to dean, Marilyn- Harrington. provide leadership to Weber Harrington made university • State University and make history as the first female it the best university we can dean in 1993, and since possibly make it." that point, more women Information taken from gained important positions WSU's Budgeted Salaries on campus. The only report showed that at the other female dean on entry level, the equity gap campus, Madonne Miner, between male and female was appointed in 2007 as professors was still present. the College of Arts and Men's salaries averaged Humanities Dean. nearly $12,000 more than In comparison to past women in the 2007-08 school years at the university, WSU year, with men entering the has made progress in hiring university averaging $57,800 women averaging and promoting women. In and 2002, Millner became the $45,200. first female president at the "It's still a very obvious university and is only one discrepancy," Merrill said, of two female presidents of commenting on the offhigher education in the state. balance of women's pay at "I think that when I first the university. Over the last year, came into the role that there were probably people nationwide efforts to close adjusting to having a woman the gap in wages plateaued. women made in the role," Millner said, "but While hopefully what they found significant progress through out is that we're all here for the 1980s, closing the earning She keeps asking, where this f l relationship is going Goin' to the chapel rflTMHrfnlw 2466 Washington Blvd. • Ogden, UT gap by over 11 percent, recent years have fallen short. In the last 14 years, the gap has only shrunk by 5 percent. The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) found that the median weekly earnings for women increased only 0.3 percent more than men last year, an example of how slowly business and institutions around the country are moving to achieve equal pay. "I've seen positions where a man will get more money than a woman will for a similar position," Merrill said. "It happens. Do I think they're trying very hard to make sure that does not happen? Yes, but I think it still exists." With budget freezes and a campus-wide halt on new hires, the gap is unlikely to close in the next few years. General increases in faculty and staff salaries have to be available first in order to slowly incrementally raise women's wages. The university can then incrementally improve on closing the gap for good. Both Millner and Tarbox stated the imbalance in pay was not intentional and is something the university is working on tofix.Millner also noted that many factors determine pay for any salaried employee at the university, including previous experience, department and level of education. "You wage the battle on a search by search basis," Tarbox said, "but we do have the desire to make this a more diverse place." Store HODIK M-SiL > 9:3Q-6pm • Fri. • 930-7:00 pm www.farrsjewelry.com • 801.621.7666 Comment on this story at • On Site Jewelry Repair! • wsusignpost. com. preserve the language in the Navajo nation as far as I understand," said Antonya Begay, a sophomore majoring in geosciences. NATIVE AMERICAN Also discussed was the AVERAGE ,:< issue of stereotypes about Native Americans and what kind of effect they have on ATTAINMENT OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE native populations. Kathryn MacKay, associate professor of history at WSU, spoke about some of the different stereotypes that exist. 0.7% "One area of stereotypes is commercial, oftentimes UNEMPLOYMENT RATE stereotypes of the Noble Savage, or whatever are commercially viable," MacKay said. "We sell goods, whether it's selling cigarettes or sports teams, with Native American images." Panelists also spoke about the more well-known cultural stereotypes, such as the stereotypes of the drunken Indian or the lazy Indian. "They have a different lifestyle and a different way of seeing things," Begay said. "So when they are projected as a certain type of person, of course you're going to have stereotypes. Drinking is one of the main stereotypes that I have always tried to remove myself from by trying not to take part in those things." Positive stereotypes are also attributed to American Indians. GRAPHIC BY HUNTER SAIZ | THE SIGNPOST "When people say "When you have high stereotyping, it's always the that gave the mentality to face that is negative side of it," Benally fear and adversity. That was a unemployment, that would said. "But there's also a good stereotype for me when I something cause depression," Easton positive side of it that I've was in the military." encountered in the military. Between 1999 and 2004, said. "Until fairly recently, When people asked me what according to a report from the mental health organizations nationality I am, I told them Centers for Disease Control didn't support traditional Native American Indian. And and Prevention, the suicide ceremonies, and there are then they say, 'Hey, you know rate among Native Americans traditional ceremonies for you are goodfightersand was 10.84, compared to a dealing with those types of warriors'. Back in the days, this national average of 10.75. This things." was a famous saying among may not seem like much, but the soldiers that 'an Indian can it equates to about 100,000 Comment on this story at take down three soldiers.' And more suicides. wsusignpost.com. • • • . . * - Lets Talk Community Building with The Utah Women's Alliance for Building Community Emily Lewis, Board Member Ashley Bunk, VP of Promotions & Communications C 0 M vlE CTEty '>'*! 1 Mint I u l l 1"J Who? ftit; What? When? Where? Why? 9 -12 injiLiuiitUM IS •J. Student Affairs, Faculty, Staff and Students are all welcome to attend. An engaging discussion about community building. Friday, March 26, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM The Center for Diversity & Unity/Shepherd Union, Room 232 "In every community there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart there is the power to do it." - Marianne Williamson For more information, contact Adrienne Gillespie at 801-626-7243 |