This document contains the final report on three two-day regional seminar/workshops and one national invitational seminar/workshop on women in the world of work. The seminar/workshops were designed specifically to further the professional development of leaders in vocational-technical education. During the workshops, speakers with expertise in…

This preliminary report of women at Tufts University is divided into four sections: introduction, Tufts as employer, Tufts as educator, and recommendations. Based on questionnaire responses, there does not appear to be any overt discrimination against women at Tufts. However, in reviewing the condition of employment and student programs, the…

Women have traditionally been discriminated against in higher education in both the attainment of degrees and in employment after earning degrees. It has been felt that women are not as capable, reliable, or effective as men in administrative and classroom situations. Statistics show that even at the present time women are underemployed and…

This paper addresses the question of whether professional women present the best models for the young to follow, suggesting that perhaps women do much to substantiate the very myths that destroy them. Images that are used by women to amuse, bewilder, or infuriate their male counterparts (and that perpetuate sexist stereotypes) include (1) the…

The charge given to the Task Force on the Status of Women at the University of California, Davis, was to determine the employment opportunities for women on the Davis campus. The Task Force addressed itself primarily to 4 major employment categories: non-academic staff, academic staff, faculty, and administration, with lesser consideration given…

Women administrators characteristically bring a distinctive and valuable background to their positions as high-echelon school district managers because of the comparatively (to men) humble route they take to the top. (Author)

Documents the current status of women in administrative positions in education and outlines some steps that must be taken to further achieve equal employment opportunities in leadership roles. (Author/IRT)

Despite legislation, the chances of girls competing on equal terms for "male" jobs remain slim. Reviews employment opportunities for women two and a half years after the passage of the Sex Discrimination Act. (Editor/RK)

Affirmative action programs notwithstanding, the number of women in authority positions in public education is declining. (MJB)

In this analytical essay, the author examines the arguments of comparable worth advocates and explores the notion of an inherently sex-biased job market. (Author)

Discusses the concept of power in the context of women and the library profession, citing views of power by Max Weber, John Kenneth Galbraith, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and Rosabeth Moss Kantor. Male power and female submission, defining power, organizing for power, and sharing power are highlighted. A 12-item bibliography is included. (EJS)

Aspects of women's employment and status, as well as equality of opportunity and wages, in various countries are examined. (SK)

Statements by women who have taken management and supervisory courses reveal varying degrees of acceptance of women in those roles. Those who have been accepted enjoy their work; those who have not been accepted admit to frustration or resignation. (AG)

Considered the historic answers to the question of what determines relative wages and wage discrimination. (Author/RK)

Article stressed the kinds of influence which make for biased attitudes on the part of employers and discussed a film series, designed to clarify those attitudes for young graduates and help them to be more aware of their own attitudes, prejudices and future plans. (Author/RK)