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Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
A federal appeals court has upheld an amendment to California's constitution that bars government agencies from granting preferences based on gender or race. The California Civil Rights Initiative, or Proposition 209, was found not to violate the Equal Protection Clause. If the ruling is not reversed, public colleges and universities will be…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, Constitutional Law
Farland, Ronn; Murdoch, Allene – 1981
This report reviews the scope and nature of activities undertaken in California's community colleges to eliminate bias, discrimination, and stereotyping on the basis of sex in vocational education between 1977 and 1981, following the passage of the state's Vocational Education Act of 1976. The historical inequities in education which the act…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Displaced Homemakers, Equal Education
Lebrato, Mary T., Ed. – 1986
This manual provides an overview of sexual harassment and what can be done about it. Although it deals with laws in California, its general sections and sections of federal laws could be used by persons in any state. The guide contains 12 chapters. Chapter 1 includes a discussion of what sexual harassment is and how it affects society and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
