achieve racial and ethnic diversity." But it's a start. Since 2002, Council meetings and discussion have consistently focused on diversity. Some of the approved motions on diversity from these meetings are: Diversity has been and will be incorporated into every Council agenda for the foreseeable future. The Council, SAA staff, and all SAA units must report on diversity initiatives. The president-elect and the Appointments Committee are required to report on the demographics of all committee appointments and on what was done to seek diversity in committee appointments. The Program Committee and Host Committee must report on efforts to address diversity issues in the planning and scheduling of annual meeting programming. The Diversity Committee has been asked to provide a report on the state of diversity at the annual business meeting each year. Women Archivists Section (WArS) The Women Archivists Roundtable (WAR) monitors the status of women archivists and promotes the participation of women in the archives profession, specifically in areas of the Society of American Archivists. History Although many women archivists helped shaped the SAA, the status of women in the archival profession did not receive much attention until the 1970s. In 1972, the SAA established the Committee on the Status of Women in the Archival Profession. The Committee sought to address under representation and identify the barriers and obstacles for advancement. The overall membership population of women had grown since the SAA's inception, but few had risen to the positions of president, officer, or council member. The Committee conducted two surveys, one of archivists and one of directors. Through these surveys, the Committee discovered that although many women had comparable education and experience, few of them had risen to administrative positions. At the same time that the Committee was created, the Women's Caucus was founded and began publishing The SAA Women's Caucus Newsletter. In 1998, the Committee evolved into the Women's Professional Archival Issues Roundtable. In 2000, this name was changed to the Women Archivists Roundtable. In 2017, the name was changed once again to its current name, the Women Archivists Section (WArS), like the rest of the SAA groups. Surveys In 2000 and 2001, the WAR Steering Committee created a survey to analyze the relationship between women archivists and the archival profession. The survey was completed and published in August 2001 and included 227 women archivists. The survey found that most of the members (77.1%) came from East