Examines the salaries of full-time faculty at the University of North Florida to determine if differences exist between salaries for white faculty and black faculty, and determines the extent to which black and white faculty differ in productivity. No evidence of discrimination against blacks is found. (Author/JM)

This Affirmative Action Plan was designed to eliminate discrimination against women at the University of Pennsylvania. Thirteen steps are recommended: (1) issue a public statement recognizing the existence of discrimination against women at the University; (2) instruct the committee on the budget and inform the President's and Provost's staff…

Colleges and universities can employ several statutory defenses to alleged pay disparities and demonstrate that there are legitimate reasons for pay differentials. Several preventive strategies in response to the emerging legal terrain of equal pay litigation are suggested. (Author/MLW)

A comparison of salary and rank by sex at a major institution before and after initiation of an approved affirmative action program suggests that required programs are more costly than effective. Rather than the current regulatory approach, federal incentives and greater attention to results than procedures are recommended. (Author/LBH)

Assesses the extent and causes of sex discrimination in academic positions at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, during 1975-79. Finds that women are paid less and are less likely to be hired for tenure-track positions. Concludes that there is no effective affirmative action in faculty employment. (Author/JOW)

Research concerning the status of college students and college faculty at U.S. colleges and universities is summarized in a large chart (17 by 22 inches). Patterns in the college curriculum and instruction are also reviewed. The information reflects many positive changes for women in postsecondary education. It also shows that, more than a decade…

Current trends and forces that may deter the future of women art faculty in higher education were examined. Women have been acquiring the necessary credentials for employment and promotion in art departments, but they are balanced between a future of full participation in academe and a decline to tokenism. Women constitute over 50 percent of the…

Recent federal court rulings concerning the burden-of-proof standards for complex employment discrimination cases involving the use of statistics have brightened the prospects for faculty plaintiffs in sex discrimination cases. The cases deal with salary differentials and race, promotions, and seniority. (MSE)

In an effort to alleviate salary inequities in the state university system, the Florida legislature required the nine universities to examine all faculty and administrative salaries and make all warranted adjustments. This comprehensive and systematic effort provides the basis for a survey of women faculty attitudes toward affirmative action…

Approaches for undertaking a faculty salary equity analysis are discussed. An institutional researcher must have a clear understanding as to why the study is being performed. Faculty handbooks and policy manuals are good starting points for determining how salary decisions are made. Once the salary allocation criteria have been identified, the…

Results of a study by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicate that both the proportion of women on the faculties (at the ranks of professor and assistant professor) in New Jersey universities and four-year colleges, as well as the salaries of women faculty members compared to those of men, were generally greater than the…

A newsletter on issues pertaining to women's rights on campuses and in employment is presented. Developments and issues include the following: initiation of intercollegiate athletic championships for women in nine sports; a charge of unequal pay for women coaches; university cases of alleged sex discrimination in athletic programs; reference to…

Issues of concern to women that were identified by various campus groups are presented and discussed in this volume. Included are reports that were made by female graduate students, undergraduate students, a professional constituency committee, a faculty committee, and a staff constituency committee. Specific topic areas addressed include the…

Progress in bringing about equal employment conditions for academic women at the University of Alberta, Canada, is reviewed. In 1975 a Senate Task Force on the Status of Academic Women at the University of Alberta reported serious discrepancies in terms of salaries, rank, and participation in university governance between women and men. Each of…

Examines cognitive processes that distort judgments about men and women thus perpetuating discriminatory practices in the professions and in academe. Cites studies of salary, rank, and tenure discrepancies and notes various unarticulated beliefs about gender that present obstacles to women's advancement. Affirmative action and institutional…