Discusses the contention that the resentment some men feel toward working women is based on sympathy toward unemployed male breadwinners. Argues that this rationalization ignores the gross discrepancy in the size of the two labor force groups and the real issues in labor market discrimination against women. (Author/IRT)

Argues that women tend to have high job satisfaction despite their positions and pay because they aren't aware of the discrimination against them. The position of women in the labor force appears to result not so much from inadequate laws as from prejudices that create obstacles to improvement. (Author/IRT)

In this congressional hearing on women in the labor force, focus is on the problems of wage discrimination and specific means of eradicating this injustice. Testimony includes statements and submissions for the record (prepared statements and reports) from United States Senators and from individuals representing the Committee on Women's Employment…

Presents an overview of the role women have performed in the military nursing corps. Reviews the history of women in the military nursing corps; their struggle to gain officer rank, status, and pay; military family policies; and nurses' contribution to military health care. (Author/ABB)

Explains the "work of equal value" concept and describes the steps that must be taken to establish a case of discrimination in organizations that come under Federal jurisdiction. (SK)

Reviews different interpretations of the Supreme Court's recent ruling concerning Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. For related articles, see pages 21 and 23 in the same issue. (WD)

The following question is discussed: What will be the impact on unemployment compensation not only of increased labor force participation of women, but also of nearly equal proportions in the labor force of men and women? (BM)

Argues that employers should be able to exclude fertile women from jobs that expose them to a teratogen or to a mutagen with significantly greater risks for female workers. (IRT)

Documents the salary and promotional inequities between women and men in working class, academic, governmental, and professional (law, medicine, and scientific research) jobs. Calls for more affirmative action programs and argues that professional women will be able to fight for equal rights for all classes of working women. (GC)

While Algerian women were instrumental in the struggle for independence, often carrying on crucial and dangerous work, and their rights are guaranteed by the new government, they still lag behind men in many areas such as education, employment, political participation, and control over reproduction, because of discrimination. (IS)

Examines the legal battleground upon which one struggle for the equality of women is being fought. Updates a civil rights decision of crucial importance to nursing--Lemons v City and County of Denver. (JOW)

Discusses women's central role in the development of the computer and their present day peripheral position, a progression paralleled in the fields of botany, medical care, and obstetrics. Affirms the importance of computer education to women. (DM)

This article reviews studies dealing with the employment outcomes of females and males with disabilities and offers recommendations to special educators. It suggests that women with disabilities are dually disadvantaged in employment when gender interacts with disability. (Author/DB)

Official statistics on women's participation in the economy are used to conceal the real economic contributions of women. Several ways of tabulating a national economic activity, all of which ignore the contribution of domestic economies to national economies, are analyzed, and the implications of the invisibility of women's work are discussed.…

In an attempt to analyze the movement of women into administrative and managerial positions, many complex questions remain unanswered. To provide the necessary documentation for making valid decisions regarding curriculum development and career counseling, ongoing research is needed regarding the upward mobility of women in business. (CT)