Summarizes a report offering over 270 recommendations for action toward equity at the individual, classroom, institutional, and policy levels. Describes the classroom context of myriad small inequities and emphasizes that professors need expertise, resources, and training to achieve sex equity. A sample recommendation was to intervene when…

Investigated female and male undergraduates' (N=265) experiences of certain campus micro-inequities (discriminatory attitudes and behaviors). Found male undergraduates reported significantly more experiences of "micro-inequities" than did female undergraduates over the period of one semester. (Author/ABL)

This booklet on gender equity challenges the old ways of thinking that limited expectations for girls and boys. Breaking the trap where gender determines what is possible means recognizing the limits of mindsets, opening eyes to new options, and encouraging young people to be all they can be. This booklet clarifies for educators and parents…

A list of organizations and agencies that serve as clearinghouses for information on various educational matters--many concentrating on sex equity--and some of their publications are listed. (MLW)

Despite educational expansion, girls and women still face unequal educational and training opportunities. A fundamental cause is the perpetuation of assumptions, beliefs, and prejudices that ignore, belittle, and hinder the aspirations, needs, and capacities of girls and women. Since educational and vocational guidance can promote equal…

Discusses whether critical thinking is biased, examining what is meant by critical thinking and bias and what the consequences are for addressing bias in different ways. The paper responds to the three previous papers in the critical thinking symposium in this issue of the journal. (SM)

Reviews the top 10 gender bias problems found in U.S. schools today, connecting them to a persistent issue facing educators: sexual harassment in the schools. Explains that too frequently, students of both sexes, but particularly female students, are affected by sexual harassment and sexism in some form within the educational system. (SM)

The extent to which the income, power, and prestige potential of college curricula can explain sex composition and male/female attrition rate is examined. Men are disproportionately represented in curricula ranked high on the three stratification dimensions. Those curricula, also have the highest amounts of prejudicial attitudes against women.…

Explores the European Commission's discourse of gendered equality regarding economic growth and social exclusion, considering its effect on education and training policy. The paper reviews recent commission-policy documents that include discourses of economic growth and peace; explores the relationship between discourses of economic growth, peace,…

This document examines the concept of gender bias communication in the classroom and how educators can avoid it. Gender bias communication is a set of behaviors that reflect bias or stereotyping, but which is not against the law. In the classroom, a teacher may treat male and female students differently without even realizing it. For instance, a…

Describes how sex inequities found at the elementary and secondary levels resemble or differ from those at the post-secondary level. Identifies strategies to promote equity that can be used at each level. (PS)

Evaluates the effect of equal opportunity legislation on women's role in British higher education. Finds some progress in curricular change but many obstacles to women's participation in administration. Proposes a transformational model that would democratize institutions. (DM)

Examines the salient and current research on gender progress and problems in U.S. schools, discussing some of the disturbing cultural developments that have distorted and politicized educational equity. Focuses on the top 10 gender bias problems found in the schools and discusses the effect of social resistance to feminism, female concerns, and…

Equal opportunity for women was last examined by the New York State Board of Regents in 1972. This document contains two papers: (1) a policy paper "Equal Opportunity for Women" prepared by the Regents reaffirming their commitment to gender equity by proposing an action plan; and (2) a background paper, "Equity for Women in the…

The passage of Title IX has had only minimal success in altering school structures. Sex bias in texts and curricula and sexist hiring, promotion, and tenure practices are still common in the education field. This article explores how educational institutions reinforce sexist attitudes. (DF)