In Australia, a sample of 50 female and 52 male chief executive officers (CEOs) and 53 top women managers was drawn from a larger survey. Results showed interpersonal and organizational situation factors (such as female management hierarchy, personal encouragement) were more associated with women CEOs' status. Status was less related to…

Examines policies and programs at the University of Cape Town, an English-language South African university, and the University of Stellenbosch, an Afrikaans-language university, aimed at diversifying their faculties' racial composition. Assesses underlying assumptions, overall objectives, and effectiveness in recruiting and retaining Black…

This report details a survey of 188 teleworkers throughout Europe that was supplemented by face-to-face interviews with 9 teleworkers in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The group of male and female home-based translators was chosen for two reasons: most surveys and case studies of teleworking have been company based and unable to…

Describes issues involved in the implementation of comparable worth in Canada. Discusses the international relevance of Canada's experience because of its extensive coverage, application to private sector, integration with collective bargaining, and emphasis on proactive approach. Discusses issues of fairness concerning practical aspects of…

Information technology (IT) is a growing field in India, with many present and future job opportunities. The field offers expanding opportunities for women, especially in the services sector. Case studies of nine companies that employ a fair number of women in IT showed that, in general, women had equal opportunities with men, especially in…

Because teleworking presents major new challenges to human resource managers, trade unions, and others involved in the development of good employment practices, this book provides practical guidelines for good practice in regard to teleworkers that recognize that teleworking is not a single category, but covers at least five distinct groups with…

Discusses reasons outlined by the Ministry of Labour (England) concerning bias toward domestic education curriculum. States females grew dissatisfied with domestic employment during 1919-1939, but education curricula retained its domestic focus. Points out females were held back from acquiring male dominated jobs during a downturned economy. (KDR)

A study examined the interrelationships between sexuality, family, and the labor market in Great Britain. First, a range of analyses of women's role in the labor market, including analyses from feminist and sociological perspectives, were reviewed to determine how sexual as opposed to gender relations operate in the labor market. Next, the role of…

Progress in bringing about equal employment conditions for academic women at the University of Alberta, Canada, is reviewed. In 1975 a Senate Task Force on the Status of Academic Women at the University of Alberta reported serious discrepancies in terms of salaries, rank, and participation in university governance between women and men. Each of…

Following a summary of the discussions of an intensive training course on education, employment, and work conducted in Botswana, this document contains the following 18 papers presented at the training course: "Education and Employment in Africa: An Overview" (Sanyal); "Diagnosis of the Employment Situation: Some Basic…

News items on the status and education of women are presented. Among the items pertaining to employment are the following: a survey of Harvard University graduates revealed that women had lower salaries and fewer professional responsibilities than the male graduates; and a Department of Labor report showed women college graduates are more likely…

Until the 1970s, social norms dictated that women provided care for their families and men were employed for pay. The rapid increase in paid work for women has resulted in an untenable model of work and care in which all employees are assumed to be unencumbered with family responsibilities and women who care for their families are dismissed as…