Thank you for participating in the Representation and Pay Equity Maturity Index. We hope you use this tool to engage in strategic discussions on your campus aimed at improving your representation and pay equity efforts.

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Next Steps

This index was developed to assess representation and pay equity maturity on four factors. The primary function of the factor scores you obtain from this survey is to help you identify areas in which progress can be made on your campus.

Keep in mind that this instrument is designed to help you engage in strategic conversations about progress in representation and pay equity efforts. A maturity index is a dynamic model that can change depending on overall progress toward the goal for the users of the index. It is not typically regarded as a capstone or ultimate test. Rather, it suggests areas of possible opportunities where attention and action can be focused to make progress on the broad constructs.

You may return to the index as often as you’d like to update your answers as you get more information or assess your progress as you implement changes. Remember that YOUR RESPONSES ARE CONFIDENTIAL. Neither your name nor your institution’s name will be reported with your scores. Your data are important to us. We will use it to continue to refine the index to make it useful for assessing the evolution of representation and pay equity efforts in higher education over time.

Encouraging other institutions to participate will help us refine and evolve this index!

You can provide additional feedback by emailing CUPA-HR Research: research@cupahr.org

Representation and Pay Equity Maturity Index - 2025