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Glossary of Terms In Administrative Data and Reports

Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

Gender

Definition

Gender includes the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a specific gender identity (e.g. being a man, woman, trans man, trans woman, nonbinary, or another gender). A person’s gender may be different from their legal sex.

At UW Madison we prefer to use the term Gender to be more inclusive rather than 'Gender Identity' which has historically only been used for non-cisgender individuals. For example, data collection forms should ask “What is your gender?” rather than “What gender do you identify as?”.

Definition provided by the Data Guidelines for Legal Sex and Gender, endorsed by the Data Governance Council Feb 20, 2024 and published at https://uwmadison.box.com/s/8m8ibkv81kxbmkl5ijafbpkm2onicnms

Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/292839/versions/349763
Data Domain(s)
Core Person
Synonyms
Gender Identity
Classification
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Data Systems
HRS/EPM, Other, SIS

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Faculty Salary Scatterplots
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This Tableau workbook provides faculty salary data by department (including gender, faculty rank and years since degree) to assist in determining whether faculty members are appropriately and equitably paid in comparison to peers at UW-Madison.

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Employee Record Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research Specific / Limited Audience
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03/18/2024