Women face technological issues in information professions: work is changing rapidly as technological changes are introduced; women need to be willing to make positive contribution to technological development; women need to use continuing-education experiences that can assist in developing knowledge and strategies they need to respond to change.…

The author states that moving more women into nontraditional occupations in the future will depend on the willingness of employers and educators alike to continue to accept the challenge to do so--to be innovative in their approaches and to persevere despite tenacious beliefs about stereotypical women's roles. (CT)

This article, drawn largely from personal experience, examines the realities of being a woman professor in terms of preparing for the position, being in the role, and finally, the interrelationship of the role with one's personal life. (CT)

Rural women engage in a wide range of income-generating activities, but their participation in the labor market is constrained by lack of access to land and other resources, lack of control over labor and income, and lack of physical and occupational mobility. (SK)

The rate of female labor force participation between 1880 and 1930 increased from 15 to 25 percent. Home economics, commercial education, and industrial education were new elements of the curriculum designed for female occupations. Other programs, though coeducational, became sex-typed by the occupational roles with which they were associated. (RM)

Characteristics of women physicians are determined primarily by their professional education, socialization into medical roles, and the organization of their practices. They more nearly resemble men physicians in professional attributes than they do other women in the population. Yet changes in admissions, curriculum, and rewards are necessary to…

The Supreme Court has interpreted two civil rights statutes so that women whose jobs differ from men's can recover for discriminatory undercompensation without first proving unequal pay for equal work. (RM)

Socially responsible business organizations recognize the relationship between the organization, its employees, and their families. A review of the impact of each personnel policy on the personal lives of employees and subsequent adaptation strategies in recruiting methods, promotion, transfer, travel, and scheduling can result in a successful…

Occupational home economics has been affected by several critical problems which hamper its integration with home economics education, including sex discrimination, devaluation of homemaking and "women's jobs," and marital parity. Educators should find new ways to encourage and nurture occupational home economics. (SK)

Resolution of the comparable worth controversy involves judicial enforcement of statutory mandates and remedial development of bias-free evaluation systems, wage negotiation, and possible restructuring of work positions. Remedies will be developed when wage discrimination is no longer tolerable. (AVAIL: University of San Diego School of Law, San…

In court litigation in which women prison guards' claim of pay discrimination was rejected at the local level, the Supreme Court ruled that the case could be debated based on workers'"comparable worth" instead of "equal work," the traditional argument. Further litigation on the comparable worth issue is anticipated. (MSE)

The basic working situation of the higher education administrator is seen as too frustrating and personally divisive for many capable people. Those who survive make personal sacrifices that are never understood or appreciated by their colleagues--a situation partly responsible for locking women out of academic administration. (MLW)

The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers is richer for the leadership contributions women have made to it. Its already good record of having one woman president per decade since the 1930s can even be bettered, since there are plenty of competent women to continue in the leadership. (MSE)

Reviews current forces affecting women in the job marketplace, i.e., societal attitudes, discriminatory practices, and lack of role models in top management. Offers suggestions for helping women "meet the system" such as gaining male support, fostering organizational teamwork, and increasing political and legislative activity. (DMM)

After analyzing youth-oriented manpower policies, the author urges a more equitable and effective range of alternative actions. He says the positions of Blacks, youth, and women are severely disadvantaged. The extent of discrimination is understated due to inadequate unemployment measuring. (CT)