For many years, gender equity has pertained primarily to improving education and career opportunities for females. Recent studies, however, provide evidence that boys no longer hold an advantage. Based on extensive analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study, the High School & Beyond, and the National Education Longitudinal Study, it…

This document, which presents a model for sex affirmative guidance and counseling programs in secondary schools, is the result of the collaborative efforts of 23 Michigan secondary school counselors who attended a seminar on "Building the Model Program: Achieving Sex Equity in Counseling and Guidance Programs." Four program audiences are…

This guide is designed to assist school counselors in developing bias-free career planning programs that will in turn help students' improve their decision-making skills. The following topics are covered: the counselor and bias in career planning, counseling concerns for women, counseling concerns for men, the counselor's role in bias-free career…