We analyze the female-male gap in starting-salary offers for new college graduates using data from the annual surveys of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), unique (and proprietary) data that have not previously been used for this purpose. A major advantage of working with a data set on salaries for new college graduates is…

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on account of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. To achieve the great potential of Title VII for securing social and economic gains for women workers, as well as others, the law must be interpreted with wisdom and perspective, vigorously administered and…

Comparison of women in formal and informal mentoring relationships showed that formal mentoring often led to unrealistic expectations; unbalanced focus on proteges; difficulty managing relationships among supervisors, proteges, and mentors; and damage from gossip. Informal mentoring may provide psychosocial and career support without these…

In this article, the author focuses on the women of the National Union of Women Teachers (NUWT) who were a particularly important group of professional women workers, whose politics illuminated themes which were current in the feminist history-writing of the 1980s and 1990s. What the author found particularly striking about the feminist teachers…

Looks at some of the implications resulting from the presence of women in the marketplace and outlines some steps the innovative executive and adaptive enterprise can employ in taking advantage of the new opportunities. (IRT)

discusses job discrimination for women, still present in the '70s, and suggests ways to alleviate it. (SB)

Reviews the position of women in the work force and examines legislation and policies the federal government has implemented to improve that position. (IRT)

The intersection of race and gender may create unique experiences for Black and White women in terms of work, family, domestic roles, and interpersonal relationships. Dissimilar gender-role norms may foster different perceptions of gender for these two groups of women. In the current study, we examined similarities and differences in Black and…

A comparison of median income since 1955 shows that the salary differential between men and women has increased in recent years. Although this is due primarily to the over-representation of women in low-skilled, low-paying jobs, even within the same occupations men are better paid. Salary comparisons for professional occupations show differentials…

Gives particular attention to the Supreme Court's definition of "sex based discrimination" and its application of the "Griggs" effect-test. Asserts that the Court has adopted the most conservative available notion of equal opportunity. Available from Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Box 54, Columbia University School of Law,…

A study found that women in female-dominated jobs earned 6-15 percent less than women with the same characteristics in other occupations. These results support the hypothesis that women are crowded into "female" jobs because of employer discrimination, resulting in lower wages for these jobs. (JOW)

Identifies the problems that prevent women from entering the construction trades by reviewing laws and their impact and by interviewing the experiences of women who have had nontraditional work experiences in male-dominated fields. Finds that some obstacles have been removed but better enforcement of equal opportunity laws is needed. (Contains 25…

Article considered the role of women in education, the discriminatory practices with which they must contend, and the attitudes, feelings and practices that perpetuate their predicament. (Author/RK)

As a consequence of the increasing number of women workers, the Manpower Administration has stepped up its efforts to see that women are getting equal opportunities in manpower training programs for nontraditional jobs. (Author/BP)