General Resources

Documents

• Task force report: Parental Leave Task Force Report
• Presidential announcement regarding pilot parental leave program: http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/11-12/5/parental-leave-pilot-2012.cfm 
• FMLA policy: http://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits/loa.cfm 
• Title IX : http://www.ohio.edu/equity/titleIX/statute.cfm 
• Pregnancy discrimination act: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-preg.html

Helpful Offices at Ohio University

• Women's Center: http://www.ohio.edu/womenscenter/
• Senates:
• • Administrative Senate: http://www.adminsenate.ohio.edu/
  • Faculty Senate: http://www.ohio.edu/facultysenate/
  • Classified Senate: http://www.ohio.edu/csen
  • Student Senate: http://www.oustudentsenate.com/
  • Graduate Student Senate: http://www.ohio.edu/gss/index.cfm
• Institutional equity: http://www.ohio.edu/equity/
• Human Resources homepage: http://www.ohio.edu/hr/
  
• Ombudsman: http://www.ohio.edu/ombuds/
• Occupational Safety: http://www.ohio.edu/riskandsafety/ehs/occupational/occupational.htm

Communication Resources

• The Office of the Ombudsman is a confidential service open to all students, employees, alumni, parents and community members at Ohio University. The office is an excellent resource to use if you are finding it difficult to speak to your supervisor about issues relating to work-life balance. http://www.ohio.edu/ombuds/
  

The following resources are provided for informational purposes only and are not endorsed by Ohio University.

• Stone, D., Patton, B., & Heen, S. (2000). Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. New York, N.Y: Penguin Books.
• Patterson K., Grenny J., McMillan R., Switzler A., & Covey S. (2002). Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.