An important part of making philosophy as a discipline gender equal is to ensure that female authors are not simply wiped out of the history of philosophy. This has implications for teaching as well as research. In this context, I reflect on my experience of teaching a text by medieval philosopher Christine de Pizan as part of an introductory…

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…

Committee W of the American Association of University Professors reports on the status of women in the academic professions. (PG)

This speech focuses on the future of women in leadership and decisionmaking positions in education. Since 1970 there has been a legislative explosion as Congress has recognized the necessity to end sex discrimination on the campus. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all federally-assisted education programs. The second great…

This document presents the proceedings of the conference on Women and Education: A Feminist Perspective. The papers presented at the conference were: Why Women's Studies and How Sexism and Social Change; Research in Psychology Relevant to the Situation of Women; Women and the Visual Arts; The Woman in the Moon: Toward an Integration of Women's…

Women, backed by the government, insist on joining the mainstream of higher education. (Editor)

Some details about Rutgers' affirmative action program. (PG)

Faculty wives have been found to be that group of women most discriminated against in employment. (HS)

The analyses and suggestions of 38 leaders in education, feminism, foundations, law, and government are collected to set contexts for decisions facing colleges and universities concerning those students, faculty members, and administrators who are women. Among the issues are affirmative action, academic programs, accountability, equality, and…

Women have an urgent obligation to contribute creatively to educational planning. (HS)

College men are shown to hold more liberal attitudes toward working wives than has generally been assumed. Many men prefer a wife who pursues a full-time career. (Author)