Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift became president of the education innovation organization LearnLaunch in July 2019. In 1998, Swift was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Three years later, when Governor Paul Cellucci resigned to become U.S. ambassador to Canada, Swift became the youngest female governor in U.S. history. Besides…

This study is an attempt to explore the perceptions of the public on women in higher education and employment, using data from the World Value Survey, had 90,350 respondents, of which 48.03% are male (N=43,391) and 51.87% are female (N=46,878). This study indicated that women, younger people, upper class people, religious people, and married…

This is an update to the report "Deeper in Debt: Women and Student Loans." Americans today carry $1.54 trillion in student loan debt. That number has more than doubled over the last decade--increasing at nearly six times the rate of inflation. Women are particularly burdened, holding nearly two-thirds of all outstanding loans--around…

This article examines issues relating to widening participation in postgraduate study programmes in Greece. It focuses on a group of mature women and examines their experiences from attending a novel postgraduate e-learning programme at the University of the Aegean. It presents findings from a study, which looked into mature women's decision to…

This paper reports the results of a small-scale narrative study of men and women who grew up in mid-twentieth-century rural Wales, and their reminiscences regarding women and education. Although the dominant image of Wales during that era is that of a male-dominated society, all of our participants remembered influential independent women and…

This preliminary report of women at Tufts University is divided into four sections: introduction, Tufts as employer, Tufts as educator, and recommendations. Based on questionnaire responses, there does not appear to be any overt discrimination against women at Tufts. However, in reviewing the condition of employment and student programs, the…

The movement for equality of women is by no means something new in the United States, but the changing life-patterns of women in the work world, the recent legal basis for equal opportunity, and the modification of sex roles and aspirations due to elimination of bias in elementary and secondary schools are causing important changes in society that…

Reports on the evolution, since 1945, of the woman's role in science and technology in the Central European nation of Hungary. The report is presented by nine women who are scientists and engineers. (SA)

The purposes of this paper are to: (1) discuss the historical development of women in higher education; (2) describe the implementation of federal policies for women; (3) focus on selected problems encountered by women in the work-place; and (4) offer recommendations and suggestions for eliminating some of the problems that women encounter. The…

A developmental project currently sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) with federal support is described briefly. Five universities are involved in the design and development of instructional programs directed toward five target groups of actual or potential leaders in the education system. The training…

This paper discusses the progress achieved in women's education in Kuwait and its impact on their participation in the labor force. It is clear that Kuwait has made major strides in providing equal access to education for females. What this means in terms of women's roles is less clear. (Author)

The module described in this document is part of a series of instructional modules on sex-role stereotyping in education. This document (including all but the cassette tape) is the module that explores the myths and stereotypes that have limited women in the world of work. The material provides suggestions for helping students expand occupational…

Describes the role of women in Burmese society and the quality of women within the scientific community. Data are given on the numbers of students in Burmese professional schools and the distribution of sexes among the teaching staff of the science departments of the Arts and Sciences University in Rangoon. (Author/SA)

Describes the situation of women overcoming social obstacles, such as equal opportunity of employment, in Romania. The entrance of women into the scene of full equality with male counterparts due to stereotyped sex roles, is described by a mathematical modelling specialist. (Author/SA)

This publication examines the changes in the roles of women and men and what these changes mean for the future of schools--for educational quality and opportunity and for educational decision making. Women comprise more than 44% of the paid work force. It is estimated that by the year 2000, if not before, work force participation rates of women…