Nearly three-fourths of public school teachers are women, yet the majority of the 132 people who sat on the 6 major school reform panels of the 80s were non-teachers and men. Women in education are, as President Bush would have said, "out of the loop," because positions of power belong to men. This book examines the status of K-12 teaching in the…

This document presents a bibliography of research addressing topics pertaining to women administrators, managers, and other professionals. Most of the studies were conducted in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. A few earlier, groundbreaking studies also appear, as do contributions of scholars from various disciplines, including political scientists,…

This report assesses how the classroom climate is affected by classroom structure, power dynamics within the classroom, different pedagogical styles, the curriculum, and the relationships between male and female students. Data come from quantitative and qualitative studies in classrooms at all levels and in related settings, along with surveys,…