Teacher absenteeism is a persistent problem in Pakistani government schools. Under a new policy, teachers hired in Pakistani schools after 2002 are hired on fixed term contracts that are renewed, in part, based on low absenteeism. This study uses qualitative analysis techniques to assess the impact of contractual hiring on teacher absenteeism…

Three techniques are outlined for use by higher education institutions to achieve salary equity: salary prediction (using various statistical procedures), counterparting (comparing salaries of persons of similar rank), and grievance procedures. (JT)

Progress made by academic women in eliminating discriminatory policies and practices once prevalent in higher educational institutions is reviewed. Of substantial distinction have been Committee W's efforts to seek economic parity and financial equity for academic women. (LBH)

Issues, methods, and results of a faculty salary analysis for Idaho State University's School of Vocational-Technical Education are presented. A variety of descriptive salary statistics for men and women faculty in different fields are tabulated. Recommendations for use and improvement of the research and statistical methodology are offered. (MSE)

A brief review is presented of a study on faculty salary equity undertaken during the 1976-77 academic year at the University of Illinois, Urbana. The study was conducted in three phases: description of university policies concerning salaries, determination of the existence of discrimination due to minority group status, and determination of…

Urges women librarians to rise up against a long-suffered sexual discrimination in library employment. (Editor)

From 1978-79 incidence of long hours among full-time wage and salary workers dropped for the first time since the 1974-75 recession. Of those who worked long hours, about 43% received premium pay (time and one-half the regular wage for hours worked in excess of forty per week). Employers used overtime hours to cope with disequilibrium phenomena…

The status of women faculty members at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is examined. Attention is focused on the progress made by the university over the last 5 years in hiring and promoting women faculty, the representation of women in the administration and university governance, and salaries. Major conclusions are as follows:…

County of Washington v. Gunther is discussed--a case that dramatically widened the set of circumstances that may be used to provide legal standing for a suit alleging sex discrimination in faculty and staff salaries. The theory of "comparable worth" was supported by the Supreme Court. (MLW)

A survey of National Association of Social Workers revealed that female social workers continue to earn less than their male colleagues. Offered evidence that discriminatory personnel practices may be preventing many female practitioners from acquiring the skills necessary to qualify them for top management positions in the profession. (Author)

Data from 10 Australian universities' payrolls indicate that while women constitute a majority of general staff, they are concentrated in lower-level positions. While general staff are more likely than faculty to hold permanent positions, women disproportionately hold nonpermanent jobs, even when age and length of service are controlled.…

Although Chinese government policies officially support the equality of the sexes, stereotyped views about the nature of men and women often serve to perpetuate discrimination and to keep women in inferior positions. Women are often segregated into lower paying jobs because of stereotypical views about what is natural for women to do. Despite…

The application of the comparable worth doctrine to faculty positions in higher education is examined and the political, legal, legislative, and collective bargaining approaches taken towards its adoption are reviewed and analyzed. Recommendations for enhancing salary equity in academe are postulated. (Author/MLW)

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these newsletter issues. A special article on the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in "Grove City College v. Bell" is included. The Court held that when a college received federal money only through its financial aid program,…