Despite widespread alarms about a growing shortage of school leaders, an obvious source of well-prepared talent continues to be overlooked. Women are still under-represented in school administration, particularly at the highest levels of responsibility. This paper presents findings of a study that examined issues for women in accessing…

This document reviews an attempt to provide a career awareness and guidance program specifically for female high school students. Groundwork was laid for the utilization of student aids in the guidance program. "Project Women" established and carried out the following objectives: (1) the identification of the career interests of 10th and…

A committee examined the number, type, and quality of work and training opportunities available for heads of households under Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and suggested ways to improve them. Comprised of such representatives of the private and public sectors as employers, AFDC recipients, welfare advocates,…

This booklet is intended to help Maine women recognize and enforce their rights under Maine and federal law. It is not designed to be a substitute for lawyers' services, but to inform women of their legal rights so that they will know when to consult a lawyer or a governmental agency for assistance in enforcing these rights. Organized topically by…

This federally funded pilot project, developed and implemented in five Maine high schools during the 1971 academic year, was intended to provide 100 girls in Grades 10 and 11 with an orientation to vocational fields that are predominantly occupied by men and to utilize paraprofessional student help, prepared by inservice training, to provide…