ABSTRACT
Institutional research became critical toward mandatory reporting of affirmative action progress to the federal government. Betty was deeply involved. She began this work in 1969 when asked to be a member of a UC-Berkeley academic senate subcommittee to study the status of academic women. Betty reported on the Policy CSAW's efforts to discern problems felt by graduate women. Based on the returns received, Betty was able to cite some major problems: need for childcare, sense of isolation, and resentment of attitudes of significant others. Betty investigated in detail the nepotism rules. She spoke to the campus research office and learned they merely flagged cases of suspected nepotism before referring them to the chancellor's office. Betty chaired the faculty appointments committee, which had a mission to ensure women faculty members had the same opportunities for advancement as men. It was developing a database on all women who were teaching, including information on special problems they faced.
