A message about the Women's Place

To ensure compliance with Senate Bill 1, Ohio State is pausing the programming and activities of The Women’s Place, effective June 27, 2025. This pause also applies to the activities of the President and Provost's Council on Women. Taking this action will provide the university with additional opportunity to evaluate a path forward for programs in a manner that is fully compliant with the law.

 Founded in 2000, The Women’s Place has been a catalyst of change at Ohio State by advocating for polices that benefit all employees. For example, the office’s work has helped to promote parental leave, flexible work arrangements and fair hiring processes across the university. An ongoing goal of The Women’s Place has been to make Ohio State a welcoming environment where all can thrive and reach their fullest potential.

The university is evaluating next steps and is committed to preserving longstanding leadership programs, including the Staff Leadership Series and the President and Provost’s Leadership Institute, that will be updated in partnership with Human Resources and the Office of Academic Affairs.

We will share additional updates as they become available. In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact legislativequestions@osu.edu.