This paper discusses some of the ways women can combat inequities in the educational system that keep them from attaining top administrative posts. It includes a discussion of attitudes and stereotypes that limit women's upward mobility. A checklist of recommendations for handling on-the-job problems is also offered, as are suggestions for helping…

In discussing the impact of contract compliance and the Equal Rights Amendment on equality of opportunity in higher education, the author focuses primarily on women employed as faculty members and staff at universities and colleges. The basic and fundamental fact is that women have been treated differently, and that is to say, less well, than men.…

Since 1948 when the first two male students were admitted to the previously all female Boston State College, the status, number and percentage of women at the college has declined considerably both in student and faculty ratios. Hiring and promotion practices at BSC have been such that a clear pattern of discriminatory practices against women can…

It is an increasingly well-documented fact that women in the American universities suffer from sex discrimination. Recent federal legislation makes it legally as well as morally imperative that employment policies in higher education afford equal opportunity to women. Under the law, institutions under federal contracts must be able to demonstrate…

The Association of Faculty Women of the University of Wisconsin has prepared this brochure to present facts about the status of professional women at the university, and recommendations for improving it. The brochure deals with problems in the area of hiring, promotion and salaries. It has been found that a state of inequality exists at the…

This document presents the results of a survey of women faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, in which they were to (1) indicate the most critical problems facing women at the university; and (2) provide facts that illustrate a specific pattern of discrimination or specific problems observed or experienced at the university. The…

Women and men too are becoming increasingly concerned about and aware of sex discrimination in higher education. In the past 2 years, formal charges of sex discrimination have been filed against 360 colleges and universities, none of which have been refuted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Discrimination exists in all facets of…

In recent years the role and status of women in the various professions has become a topic of much concern. Claims of unequal opportunities, discrimination, and abuse have been made, and data have been presented by numerous groups to illustrate that some of the claims of discrimination are well-founded. The purpose of this report is to present…

Author suggested that women teachers utilize Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that forbids discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions receiving federal funds. She stated that only through its use will women change belief into action. (Author/RK)

Women with disabilities have limited access to the labor market owing to the double disadvantage of being both disabled and female. The current rehabilitation system is inadequate to meet this population's needs. Further research, broader action programs, changes in vocational rehabilitation, and active measures against discrimination are needed.…

Refutes several myths about women and job commitment; discusses why women work and how they become job-committed. Tells how human resources development and personnel policy can help individuals become job-committed. (CH)

Examined employment patterns of chief student affairs officers in a national sample varied by sex, race, and institutional type. Responding institutions (N=1,391) had the following representation: White men, 833 (75 percent); white women, 156 (14 percent); male minorities, 100 (9 percent); female minorities, 22 (2 percent). (BH)

The proportion of women in paid employment in India is very low, and working women tend to be concentrated in low-wage, low-status, unskilled jobs, especially in agriculture. Even for the few women working in the modern sector, discrimination is pervasive, and change seems unlikely to occur soon. (IS)

Rather than encourage massive federal or State funding for day care centers, it would be fairer and wiser to use the funds to establish a generous family assistance program. Parents could then exercise their own discretion, using or passing by day-care facilities. (Author)

The author examines, comparatively, the role of the American women and women of other nations, and expresses optimism at potential for growth and development for the former. (CJ)