The Committee on the Status of Women was established in 1984 for the purpose of increasing the participation of women in SPEP. To that end, it requests information on the participation of women in the Society, creates a program session, and (with financial sponsorship from a university press) has, in the past, hosted a reception at conferences of the society. Current Committee Members (with year term began): Emily Zakin, Miami University, Ohio (2004- ) Diane Perpich, Vanderbilt University (2005- ) Shannon Winnubst, Southwestern University (2007- ) CSW has developed the following sessions for annual SPEP conferences: 1997: the job market (Arlene Dallery and Jackie Scott, with Gail Weiss moderating). 1998: tenure (Kelly Oliver and Debra Bergoffen, with Sharon Meagher moderating). 1999: generations of feminist philosophers (Barbara Andrew and Linda Bell, with Nancy Holland moderating). 2000: teaching diversity (Mary Bloodsworth and Julie Maybee, with Tina Chanter moderating). 2001: authority with a female face (with Margaret McLaren and Ladelle McWhorter with Linda Bell moderating). 2002: the histroy of women in SPEP, Arlene Dallery and Bill McBride with Sharon Meagher moderating. The Committee consists of three elected members with staggered terms of three years. Previous Members: 1984 (founding of csw) - 1986: Nancy Fraser, Lenore Langsdorf, William McBride 1987: Sandra Bartky, Fraser, McBride 1988: Bartky, Eleanor Kuykendall, McBride 1989-91: Bartky, Kuykendall, Craig Vasey 1992: Linda Alcoff, Bartky, Kuykendall 1993: Alcoff, Kuykendall, Margaret Simons 1994: Alcoff, Simons, Lenore Langsdorf 1995: Simons, Langsdorf, Kelly Oliver 1996: Langsdorf, Oliver, Ladelle McWhorter 1997: Oliver, Sharon Meagher, Gail Weiss 1998: Tina Chanter, Meagher, Johanna Meehan 1999: Linda Bell, Chanter, Meehan 2000: Bell, Nancy Holland, Meehan 2001: Amy Allen, Bell, Holland 2003: Amy Allen, Nancy Holland, Margaret McClaren 2000-05: Nancy Holland 2002-05: Margaret McClaren 2003-06: Alan Schrift,