Discusses background and decision of United States Supreme Court's first case related to affirmative action based on sex. Concludes that the majority of the Court support the principle of affirmative action when properly applied to overcome a history of both race and sex discrimination. (PS)

This paper examines the unequal status of women in academic life from the ideological framework of the women's movement and issues a call to action to change this position. The paper discusses the following issues: (1) persons in the majority culture highlight the differences between them and the minority by exaggerating their culture; (2) the…

Presents an interview with Rosalind Rosenberg, an historian who testified on behalf of Sears, Roebuck and Company in its defense against sex discrimination charges made by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Focuses on the trial, affirmative action, women's studies, and feminism and scholarship. (KH)

Presents an interview with Alice Kessler-Harris, an historian who testified on behalf of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission in its sex discrimination suit against Sears, Roebuck and Company. Focuses on Kessler-Harris's role in the trial, and the general themes of sex discrimination in employment, women and labor, and affirmative action.…

Although Black female leaders were influential in creating the modern women's movement, feminism has evolved differently for both Black and White women. Suggests that, although Black women have struggled largely against racial and economic inequalities, women of all colors and backgrounds should embrace their diversity and unite to oppose racism…

Many colleges and universities and many work organizations have developed courses and programs on gender and diversity in the workplace. This book provides a complete and comprehensive set of instructional materials on these topics. The exercises have been designed for use with graduate and undergraduate students and members of business and…

This study applied feminist organizational theory to explore the effects of gender structure on perceptions of organizational culture and climate. The study used data from a 1994 survey of permanent, noninstructional staff at a major midwestern university (n=4,800). The research sought to determine: (1) whether gender-dominated organizational…

This is a report of hearings on December 16 and 17, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, to extend the authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The focus is the issue of sex equity in vocational…

This quarterly newsletter provides information about the programs, issues, and concerns, of women students, faculty, and administrators in higher education. Each of the four issues (comprising one year's worth) has several regularly appearing sections that present brief news summaries and reports covering topics such as working in academe and…

This quarterly newsletter provides information about the programs, issues, and concerns of women students, faculty, and administrators in higher education. Each of these four issues (comprising 1 year's worth) presents brief summaries of news items or reports in regularly appearing sections covering campus news, the workplace, sexual harassment,…