This publication describes a meeting of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme (CHESS) to design an agenda to facilitate the advancement of women administrators in Commonwealth universities, to further use of their skills in contributing to university development, and to increasing the number of women in senior management. The meeting description includes sections on the establishment and background issues for ACU and CHESS, description of the program's purpose, guidelines, targets, and recommended activities, review of funding sources, and discussion of ACU and CHESS's role. Appendixes list the Steering Committee members, present correspondence, and include five background papers: "ACU-CHESS Programme on Management Development for Senior Women Administrators: A Contribution to Discussion" (Jennifer Barnes); "Women Managers in Higher Education: Training Requirements and Priority Areas for Action" (Elizabeth Dines); "Women Managers in Higher Education: A Perspective from Pakistan" (Iftikhar N. Hassan); "Women Managers in Higher Education: Purpose and Objectives of the ACU-CHESS Women's Programme Steering Committee" (Oluremi Oyewole); and "Women Managers in Higher Education: A Caribbean Perspective" (Gwendoline Williams). (JB)