The author, a teacher of surveying, examines the current status of women in the surveying profession in Britain. Finds that women have gained some ground but have not yet achieved equality in this overwhelmingly male occupation. (DM)

Recent developments in equal pay, equal employment opportunities, women's involvement in trade unions, and the impact of women's work on family life and national development are reviewed. (SK)

Aspects of women's employment and status, as well as equality of opportunity and wages, in various countries are examined. (SK)

Presents the experiences of British women academics of management, noting collective strategies to move on, mainstream their experiences, and challenge existing boundaries of management and organizations. Identifies patterns of inequalities in management and management education. Outlines women's stories as an emancipatory consciousness raising…

In the first wave of participation in Modern Apprenticeships in Britain, 89% were male, only 3% were ethnic minorities. Ethnic and gender exclusion has been central to apprenticeship structure in both Britain and the United States. However, the pattern in the United States has begun to change due to affirmative action. (SK)

Reviews two books, "Identity and Difference in Higher Education: Outsiders Within" (Pauline Anderson and Jenny Williams, Eds.) and "Gender, Teaching and Research in Higher Education: Challenges for the 21st Century" (Gillian Howie and Ashley Tauchert, Eds.). Both books explore a range of key issues faced by women in the academy…

Examines reasons for the paucity of female secondary headteachers, employing a large-scale survey of all English and Welsh secondary principals that achieved a 70 percent response rate. Considers demographic characteristics, work constraints associated with domestic commitments, and overt and covert discrimination factors. High discrimination…

A case study of work experience provided in a British project committed to gender equality shows that the nature of work experience--its alliance with labor market needs--makes it virtually impossible to meet equal opportunity objectives. Work experience tends to reinforce existing gender divisions in the labor market. (SK)

A formal investigation was conducted in 1979 to examine allegations of sex discrimination in the promotion of staff at North Gwent College of Further Education in Wales. Unlawful direct sex discrimination was found, although the commission did not conclude that the discrimination was intentional. This package, which consists of materials…

Provides a summary of discussion at an international conference of human rights professionsls in 1982. Covers a wide range of subjects, from women's access to positions of economic power, to day care facilities as a means of expanding choices of both women and men who work in or out of the home. (KH)

A study examined career opportunities for women in social science research careers in the United Kingdom. Data were collected from the following sources: review of literature/data on women in social science research and their career prospects; survey of Economic and Social Research Council research centers and independent research instituted to…

Findings of a study that explored the experiences of women and black and/or ethnic minority men in United Kingdom educational institutions are presented in this paper, with a focus on the strategies, and personal and institutional obstacles, experienced by those groups as well as the management strategies that enhanced their administrative…

This three-part report presents an overview of an international survey and an international seminar at which survey results were disseminated--both on the topic of equal opportunity counselors. Part 1 focuses on the framework structure involved in the implementation of equal opportunities policy. Two types of structure are discussed as developed…

Discusses the European Social Fund's influence on unemployed women's vocational training. The United Kingdom prioritizes some training applications (traditional male manual skills) over others (training for advancement in traditional female jobs and crucial new technological skills). Occupational gendering and regendering keeps women in…

This report examines the issue of sexual discrimination within British higher education and argues that further and higher educational services as a whole are discriminatory environments for women. The report's first section involves interviews with six women who had achieved notable success in the field of further and higher education management.…