A 1975 survey of Pennsylvania school superintendents reveals generally high evaluations of women principals' and assistant principals' administrative performance. This article also contains a brief history of women in educational administration. (DS)

Reviews outcomes of the Conference on Women in Scientific Research, convened to discuss obstacles, barriers, and problems relating to obtainment of degrees and career by women. (SL)

Although it may lack the theatrics to win headlines, the struggle over equity for women in work is the essence of the feminist movement and an American social revolution. (Editor)

Changes in the roles and role expectations of women are reviewed with consideration given to where they are working, their advantages, management abilities, barriers and overcoming them, and the outlook for the future. (LBH)

The United States Supreme Court upheld a California state law requiring employers to allow a pregnant woman up to four months of unpaid maternity leave if she claims pregnancy as a disability. A bill before Congress addresses parental leave and job protection for parents caring for a new baby or a sick child. (MLH)

The author discusses the theoretical aspects of positive action programs for women. In looking at the results achieved by the various laws and institutional machinery introduced in Western Europe to enforce equal pay and equal treatment for men and women in employment, she concludes that no notable progress has been made over the past 10 years.…

Case studies provide evidence as to why Third World employers generally prefer male workers and consider certain jobs to be more suitable for men, and other jobs, much less numerous, to be more suitable for women. The authors also draw a number of distinctions between stereotype and fact. (Author/CT)

Examined is female employment representation in 20 cities over a five-year period. Factors which might predict such representation are studied, and the independent influence of hiring agents' attitudes on employment outcomes are assessed. Several attitudinal characteristics of personnel directors proved to be related to employment representation.…

In this presentation to the annual conventions of the NAWDAC and the ACPA (Cleveland 1973) the author, a Congresswoman from Hawaii, deplores the practice of some counselors of directing women students into traditional women's courses. She urges college counselors and personnel workers to join in the struggle to achieve equal educational and…

The analysis of incomes for men and women 30-44 years old in 1967 presented in this paper shows that by considering only educational level, occupational status, and work experience, we can predict the income level for women more confidently than for men. Women receive decidedly lower increments. (Author)

The ultimate measure of the women's movement will probably be the changes which occur in vocational opportunities for American women. (Author)

Stating that women workers generally earn less than their male colleagues, this article examines these inequities as experienced by library employees, noting job evaluation studies, library-based comparable worth studies, and federal response in Canada and the United States. Organizations to contact for help are listed and two footnotes are…

Highlights the various statutory and regulatory bases for wage discrimination claims in general, with particular focus on comparable worth actions. (Author)

Summarizes a workshop held to analyze the typical arguments for and against comparable worth, assess the practicality of implementing comparable worth should it become law, project the future direction of the controversy, and offer suggestions to employers regarding how to cope with this evolving employment concept. (Author/MLF)

In Fall 1980, career counselors at four major Southern California universities were interviewed about college women's career preparation. This article reports their responses about women's career planning practices, their entry-level opportunities in the professions, and ways equal opportunity can be advanced. (SJL)