This collection of essays attempts to describe the situation of women in community colleges--what is known about them and what is not--and to ascertain their influence on the two-year college and its influence on them. The following articles are included: (1) "Women in the Two-Year College, 1900 to 1970," by John H. Frye; (2) "Viewing Community College Students through the Lenses of Gender and Color," by Berta Vigil Laden and Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner; (3) "Engendering Student Services," by Mildred Garcia; (4) "Women Community College Faculty: On the Margins or in the Mainstream?", by Barbara K. Townsend; (5) "The Interplay of Gender and Social Class in the Community College," by Nancy LaPaglia; (6) "Sexual Harassment in the Community College: The Abuse of Power," by Robert O. Riggs and Patricia Hillman Murrell; (7) "Gendered Images of Community College Leadership: What Messages They Send," by Susan B. Twombly; and (8) "Women and the Community College Presidency: Challenges and Possibilities," by Deborah M. Dicroce. All papers contain references. (ACT)