Two decades of affirmative action have not substantially altered the percentage of women and minorities in higher education faculty and professional ranks. Although continued attention to affirmative action is important, institutions should not let their guidelines channel and truncate the screening process so as to overlook stronger candidates.…

A screening process and personnel forms are described that match selection criteria to actual job expectations for use in determining the best applicants to schedule for job interviews for vacant secretarial/clerical and service/maintenance positions. The applicant evaluation sheet, staff personnel requisition, personnel requisition checklist, and…

A discussion of ways to remedy women's wage disadvantage in higher education looks briefly at affirmative action, then more extensive examines the principle of comparable worth, including advantages of implementing a comparable worth program, criteria for judging worth, bias-free job evaluation, and making comparable worth adjustments. (MSE)

The Department of Labor's new guidelines on employee selection procedures are outlined, and their effect on affirmative action programs is discussed. Specific steps in following the guidelines are outlined, and college and universities are advised to review their related operations before an audit is imposed. (MSE)