Offers statistics on the numbers of women and members of minority groups in the sciences. Suggests if women and members of minority groups are to be encouraged to prepare for scientific careers, they must be given the same incentives as offered to men. (CP)

Nations cannot survive unless they promote education for all people. The paper examines why education for females is still neglected worldwide. Problems include lack of government commitment, cultural values, poverty and child labor, and the structure of educational systems. The role of Education International in improving the situation is…

Membership in the National Academy of Sciences carries great prestige and the chance to advise Congress. This article discusses critics' questioning of why so few female and minority scholars are let in. (EV)

Various myths concerning black women and their educational status are examined, with current statistics provided to indicate their validity. Overall results of this examination indicate that minority women fare less well than minority men, just as white women fare less well than white men. It is suggested that minority women are affected by both…

Minorities and women seeking their much-touted stake in the cable television industry are finding that there are far fewer jobs than anticipated and promised. Jobs that do exist are mostly in the lower echelons of the industry. (GC)

Discusses the loss of female talent in the physical sciences and with it the debate about the desirability of stronger measures to increase the number of women scientists. Provides the results of surveys, interviews, and meetings dealing with the issues of job discrimination, sexual harassment, and general social treatment. (KR)

Women and minority group junior faculty are underrepresented in academia and in the field of educational research. They carry heavier teaching loads than their white male counterparts, suffer from social and cultural discrimination, and are excluded from mentor relationships and the "old boy network." In an attempt to rectify this situation, the…

The Midwest Sex Discrimination Assistance Center presents an annotated bibliography of 56 monographs and 11 other media materials relating to women and sex discrimination for use in public schools. Media materials include slides, films, filmstrips, audio recordings, and posters. The bibliography is organized by subject and each annotation…

In this speech the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice discusses the impact of racial and sex discrimination on the nation. The author reflects on the high costs of discrimination, financially and socially, in terms of riot damage, underutilization of the work force, crime, and poor education. In…

Comparing problems facing both women and blacks in their quest for equality, the authors show how the relative size of a minority group directly influences the course of its progress toward equality with the majority and the consequences of this progress. (Author/RM)

The legal processes following a rape charge mortify, denigrate and transfer guilt to the victim. Rape laws reinforce traditional sex roles and restrict the options available to women in defining their personal and sexual careers. (Author/AM)

Asserts that traditional notions of leadership have been problematic in their applications to people of color and women because such notions were constructed based on research that did not include them. Explores problems associated with omitting traditionally subjugated groups, offering recommendations for those interested in leading in urban…

The Center for the Continuing Education of Women at the University of California-Berkeley represents a workable approach for getting women back into the mainstream of higher education as well as into the jobs they want. (Author)

Examines reasons given for affirmative action quotas for minorities and asserts that such justifications as reparation and mitigation of poverty do not apply to women as a group. Thus argues that women should be treated fairly as individuals but that quotas make no sense. (GC)

Highlights aspects of the current situation facing women and minorities who aspire to the principalship. Shows what is known and what might be done. (Author)