A study examined the personal, educational, and career factors that influence the success of women who hold high-level positions in the administration of vocational education at the regional, state, and federal levels. Of the 70 women who were originally asked to participate, 46 responded. Two data collection methods were used: a written…

Data from a survey on patterns in the hiring of new staff, both noninstructional and faculty, in Massachusetts public higher education institutions are presented and analyzed. The survey found that more women and minorities are being hired as full-time employees. More women than men were hired during 1987 and a higher percentage of women were…

A study focused on the extent to which women undergo a spell of unemployment upon reentering the labor force and the factors that determine whether they undergo this spell of unemployment. Data were from two samples of female reentrants constructed from the National Longitudinal Survey for 1972. The sample of young women included those 20-28 years…

This report examines the major trends in women's employment and unemployment over the past two decades in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries. Employment and unemployment trends in the labor force by sex are first considered. The report next examines the growth of the female labor supply and the trends in the…

Discusses the gap which exists between women trained and women hired by major universities, and the general condition of sex discrimination which exists in most universities. (Author/SB)

As American women increasingly seek advanced education, they concurrently anticipate commensurate social recognition. Activist appeals and ensuing action are taking place within various feminist organizations. The unique attributes of women are the focal point in a variety of Womens Studies programs offered in our nation's colleges and…

It appears that although women are not achieving the numbers in the doctoral fields that many think appropriate, their attrition rate in the educational system is generally going down, whereas that for men is generally going up. However, the employment picture for doctoral women does not appear to be generally improving. (Author)

This volume is the third in a series based on a national sample of women who were 30-44 years of age when they first interviewed in mid-1967. The data for this third report were derived from personal interviews conducted in the summer of 1971. The report focuses on two problems which women in the labor force are likely to encounter, the first…

Highlights from the analysis are: (1) a continuing decrease in the number of physics bachelor's degrees granted; (2) a small increase in the percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who become graduate physics students; (3) a further increase in the proportion of first-year graduate physics students who are assured of teaching assistantships;…

This study is concerned with the position of women on the social science faculties in the graduate divison of the University of Chicago. The history and experience of several women faculty members in the various social science departments is reviewed. A few generalizations can be drawn: (1) few women are hired and few stay more than the length of…

The purpose of this study is to explain the changing and increasing participation of females in the American labor force during this century, especially since 1940. Although the pre-1940 changes are smaller and may be attributable to improvements in census enumeration techniques, there has been a significant increase since 1940 in participation…

Questionnaires sent to every institution of higher education in Illinois examined the status of women. Responses from 93 institutions indicated the position of women in Illinois institutions of higher education was deteriorating at an ever-increasing rate. The pattern of employment places most men in three professional ranks and over half in the…

Most of this report consists of data in tables covering the following items: the total instructional staff, the faculty under tenure rules, the temporary instructional staff, salaries, new faculty, the rate of promotion of faculty women, length of service to Michigan State University, women in administrative positions, women graduate students,…

This report documents the activities of the University Committee for Women's Rights (UCWR) at Pittsburgh University over a 1-year period. The chapters cover UCWR's negotiations with the University, summarize the data compiled, and present proposals for improving the condition of women. Data on faculty include: men and women faculty in 8 selected…

This research project attempted to ascertain women's work values, and how these values might be related to specific demographic variables. A Work Value Scale was utilized. The six values examined were: dominance-recognition, economic, independence, interesting activity, mastery-achievement, and social. There were seven demographic variables:…