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Astin, Helen S.; Hirsch, Werner Z. – 1978
Essays include: some considerations on the higher education of women (Rosemary Park); three women, creators of change (Esther Raushenbush); women's education, the case for the single-sex college (Susan Romer Kaplan); liberal arts education and women's development (C. Robert Pace); women's studies, its origin, organization, and prospects (Sheila…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, College Administration, Females, Higher Education
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Gappa, Judith M.; Uehling, Barbara S. – 1979
A review of current research and literature about women in higher education is presented in this monograph in the context of equality of opportunity. The following areas are addressed: the status of women students, institutional practices that affect the participation of women students, the socialization process, women's studies and women's…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Affirmative Action, Bibliographies, Civil Rights
Chamberlain, Mariam K., Ed. – 1988
The role of women in higher education during the past two decades is assessed, and dramatic changes are noted. Information for this collaborative work comes from a 4-year study by the Task Force on Women in Higher Education. Five sections have the following titles and subject matter: (1) "Introduction" (historical background and overview…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Career Ladders
Churgin, Jonah R. – 1978
Discrimination against women in U.S. society and the academic world is detailed in the eight chapters of this book. Inconsistencies in American society, and arbitrary societal standards that have perpetuated discriminatory behavior toward women are examined. Part I focuses on the socialization process that women undergo as Americans and as women…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Ancillary Services
Powley, Sherry; Sabol, Laurie – 2000
This book provides essays on career topics aimed at women and a directory of tools to help women get started or take their career to the next level. The essays topics are equal education and employment; role models, networks, and mentors for women; financial management; child care; introduction to financial aid; women's colleges and women's…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources, Employment Practices
Stringer, Patricia A., Ed.; Thompson, Irene, Ed. – 1982
Views of the deep-rooted assumptions and myths surrounding the role of women in academic institutions of the South are presented in scholarly articles, experience-based essays, and poems. Among the themes that are explored are the history of women's involvement in higher education, women's studies, women's status, racial stereotypes, alienation,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Stereotypes, Black Students, Black Teachers