The gender wage gap impacts millions of women throughout the US and world, with women in the US making on average 82 percent of men's salaries (US Census Bureau, 2018). In research libraries, a field dominated by women, this has historically been true as well, with men rising to top positions at a higher rate and making more money than women in…

Examines two decades of affirmative action and finds the number of women in decision-making positions disproportionately low when compared to their numbers in the public work force. Compares the status of women to that of men in career public management positions and argues that women have a way to go to reach parity. (Author)

Colleges and universities can employ several statutory defenses to alleged pay disparities and demonstrate that there are legitimate reasons for pay differentials. Several preventive strategies in response to the emerging legal terrain of equal pay litigation are suggested. (Author/MLW)

A comparison of salary and rank by sex at a major institution before and after initiation of an approved affirmative action program suggests that required programs are more costly than effective. Rather than the current regulatory approach, federal incentives and greater attention to results than procedures are recommended. (Author/LBH)

The author discusses the theoretical aspects of positive action programs for women. In looking at the results achieved by the various laws and institutional machinery introduced in Western Europe to enforce equal pay and equal treatment for men and women in employment, she concludes that no notable progress has been made over the past 10 years.…

A study examined two models--increased opportunity and affirmative action--as proposed solutions to sex inequities in wage and occupational distribution. The Increased Opportunity Model assumes that increased economic opportunities will disproportionately benefit women and minorities because of their relative position in the labor force. The…

Uses regression substitution procedure to show skill differences between male and female occupations explain virtually none of the earning gap between the sexes. Female occupations systematically pay less than is predicted by their skill demands. Doing manual work, in which men predominate, has a negative effect on female earnings. (NEC)

The statistical data on women and minorities in higher education administration analyzed in this paper are found in a study done by the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA). Collected during the 1975-76 Administrative Compensation Survey, these data were broken out for white coeducational institutions, white women's institutions,…

Focusing on glaring inequities, a national study of top-level college administrators destroys the comfortable illusion that these jobs and salaries are now fairly apportioned by race and sex. (Editor/LBH)

Research concerning the status of college students and college faculty at U.S. colleges and universities is summarized in a large chart (17 by 22 inches). Patterns in the college curriculum and instruction are also reviewed. The information reflects many positive changes for women in postsecondary education. It also shows that, more than a decade…

Current trends and forces that may deter the future of women art faculty in higher education were examined. Women have been acquiring the necessary credentials for employment and promotion in art departments, but they are balanced between a future of full participation in academe and a decline to tokenism. Women constitute over 50 percent of the…

Affirmative action is a necessary and effective strategy to end racial and gender inequalities. While moral and historical defenses of affirmative action have merit, economic reasoning is a more potent argument. Analysis of the economic costs and benefits of affirmative action in higher education illustrate its effectiveness in reducing income…

Women comprised 43% of the United States labor force in 1980, up from 29% in 1950. The surge in women's employment is linked to more delayed marriage, divorce, separation, women's increased education, lower fertility, rapid growth in clerical and service jobs, inflation, and changed attitudes toward "women's place." Employment has risen…

In an effort to alleviate salary inequities in the state university system, the Florida legislature required the nine universities to examine all faculty and administrative salaries and make all warranted adjustments. This comprehensive and systematic effort provides the basis for a survey of women faculty attitudes toward affirmative action…

A discussion of the faculty and administrator selection process looks at the function of search committees, the issue of confidentiality in records, and societal issues that need to be addressed. A number of factors in the effective use of search committees are outlined, including breadth of committee membership, quality of communication within…