Standard practice when assessing the need for organizational change is to find out what the needs are. This step is particularly important in contexts where a gap often exists between policy and practice. To find out whether existing policies are being used, and if not why not, is an important step towards competitiveness, in an environment where academic institutions have accepted that candidates shop around for the most family-responsive institution, and where outstanding women candidates recognize that their ability to succeed can be negatively affected by a chilly climate."
 
The University of California system conducted a survey in 2002 and 2003 to assess the effectiveness of current family responsive policies for ladder-rank faculty. A copy of the survey can be found here. A presentation of the results can be found here.