Author suggested one of the reasons that Western philosophy tended to judge women inferior, both as concerns reality and value, was directly attributable to the philosophy of Aristotle. (Author/RK)

What's in a name? Prejudice. Our culture takes the male standard as the norm, and our language subsumes female as woman, subdivision of Man. (Editor)

The article discusses the laws governing the institution of marriage, and points out that these laws are not the same for females and males. Laws concerning divorce, alimony, custody of children, child support payments are discussed. The inequalities of the laws are pointed out. (Author/RM)

Article considers some of the problems male preschool teachers have run into while attempting to perform their jobs. (Author/RK)

The men's movement is discussed as the reaction to condemnation of men by radical feminists. Two major trends in the men's movement, a more visible (hairy men) element that courts public exposure and an academic men's movement, are explored as reactions to social change. (SLD)

Author recounted her own search for identity and looked at some of the cultural forces that have shaped her personal and professional life. (Editor/RK)

No matter what social goals or federal laws exist, it will be a long time before the informal social environment in America's male-dominated colleges and universities will serve women students as well as men, suggests the president of Smith College. Until then "for women only" institutions are needed. (Author/LBH)

It has been suggested that for women, success in competitive achievement situations may produce negative social sanctions, resulting in a motive to avoid success, which inhibits high performance in these situations. 120 college women, 60 exhibiting fear of success and 60 exhibiting no fear of success, based upon results of a projective measure,…

Male and female subjects read descriptions of either a male or a female stimulus person performing well in an emergency situation which had been previously shown to be more masculine than feminine. Subjects then allocated rewards, and evaluated performance, effort, and ability of the stimulus person. On the basis of equity theory it was assumed…

This study analyzes the effects of client sex, counselor sex, and client behavior on the responses of counselors during the initial stages of the counseling interview. Four client behavior situations are used: independent behavior; dependent behavior; high high achieving behavior; and low achieving behavior. Numerous significant differences were…

This research sought to determine what personality characteristics are associated with prejudice toward women, and given the reality of such characteristics, what is the functional, personal value of this prejudice. This paper reports on the results of a series of correlational studies intended to answer these questions using a variety of…

Writings dealing with the basis for the motive behind men's domination of women are reviewed. It is suggested that the development of this motive might be altered if men, as well as women, care for infants. The possibility of greater equality in the family and in the economy is discussed. (Author/EB)

A study is described concerning the ability to recgnize sex bias in language. Thirty-three statements were generated containing statements characterized as sex-biased and sex-fair. It was hypothesized that individuals would have a greater degree of difficulty recognizing sex bias in statements which contained common-use terms or terms with no…

The rhetorical possibilities available to women in contemporary society may be determined by analyzing how women's speech is distinguished from male's speech in cartoons. This comic genre both reflects and helps establish social stereotypes. During the period between February 17 and May 12, 1973, 152 cartoons in the "New Yorker" (a general…

Assessed in this paper is the relative importance of three factors that partially account for the unequal distribution of men and women in positions of authority: (1) women's qualifications; (2) the behaviors and policies of employers; and (3) the attitudes and behaviors of the women themselves. (Author/EB)