This is a manual of five modules related to sex roles. The modules are set up according to six topics: (1) Development of Sex Roles; (2) The Stereotyping by Sex Role; (3) Male Role; (4) The Emerging Woman; (5) Women: Up the Career Ladder; and (6) Changing Sex Roles at Retirement. In addition, each lesson provides teaching objectives, resources,…

This booklet gives two- or three-page biographies of seventeen women scientists. They range in history from Agnodice (physician, 300 B.B.) to Jane Goodall (born 1934). In addition, brief sketches are given of twenty-three other women scientists. This anthology is intended to fill a need for curriculum materials and literature that provide positive…

A grass-roots organization, Career Women in Education (CWE)) formed to increase the proportion of women administrators on Long Island. This booklet is about CWE-particularly how it organized to help women educators overcome discrimination--but it is also designed to be a how-to manual. Ideas are presented for starting a job-locating network, a…

This leaflet presents general information about legislation that affects women when they are seeking a job, while they are on the job, and when they retire. Emphasis is on Federal laws as of November, 1978. Some of the topics include employment services, protection against sex and age discrimination, minimum wages and overtime pay, discrimination…

The third of three booklets deals with the roles of women and men in educational administration. Recent data indicate that there is a notable underrepresentation of women in educational administration and they earn less. Guidelines to implement affirmative action include establishing a task force or a committee to study equal employment…

In this instructional manual for secondary school students, contemporary concerns of women are addressed. Suggested lesson plans and activities are presented under five headings. In "The Way It Is, The Way It Was," changes in women's images in the media in the U.S. and women's roles in other countries are among the topics for discussion. In a…

The booklet furnishes general information to the women of Maryland about the Equal Rights Amendment of the Maryland Constitution. One hundred and three questions and answers concerning women's rights are organized into four topics: (1) employment, including employment rights, labor laws, workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, pregnancy…

This manual represents an effort to communicate the experiences of the Visiting Women Scientists Program to those who may want to establish similar programs. The guide presents an overview, describes materials and procedures, and discusses those parts of the program which were not successful. The program, including a pilot project and final study,…

This paper addresses two major issues: (1) how research will affect social policy in areas of life that relate to women; and (2) what research questions can provide the information required to promote positive changes in social policy. It sketches a rough outline of the central questions within each major area, to indicate some of the work that…

Practical methods and materials for changing sexist practices in the classroom are offered as a resource for teachers in their efforts to eliminate sexual stereotyping from the schools. Discussing why sexist practices should be changed are reprints of articles on women's role in social change and in the curriculum, development of sexual…

A guide to help students understand the changes in traditional male and female roles occurring in society summarizes traditional behavior patterns and current changes, followed by an example of a student discussion and a class exercise. Topics include (1) who pays on a date, (2) names used to identify people, (3) women serving in the military, (4)…

Focusing on changing roles of American women in response to social, technological, and historical influences since 1607, the document describes women's participation in home life, sports, professions, business, the labor movement, social reform, and the fight for legal rights. The document comprises six chronologically organized booklets and a…

The Clearinghouse for Research on Women and Employment at Cleveland State University has compiled this guide to aid those researchers who are relatively new to the field by identifying sources of information and topics for research. The section on sources lists works that can be utilized to assess the state of research of a particular topic and to…