H.R. 9832 is a bill to eliminate discrimination based on sex with respect to the appointment and admission of persons to the service academies. H.R. 10705, H.R. 11267, H.R. 11268, H.R. 11711, and H.R. 12729 are bills to insure that each admission to the service academies shall be made without regard to a candidates sex, race, or religious beliefs.…

A study investigated the postsecondary educational experiences and perceptions of eight college women with deafness. Findings indicate that the women perceived their college environment as being generally positive, although they also perceived instances of unequal treatment and desired more female role models. (Author/CR)

The author tries to refute all the misinterpretations of the law enacted by Congress which prohibits sex discrimination in education. He concludes that this law has achieved long due improvements in the status of women in colleges. (SE)

When denied a position in favor of a minority with lower scores and grades, some White males complain that they have achieved these scores and grades through their own efforts. A variety of factors which influence scores and grades a person achieves are taken into consideration. The least of the factors is shown to be the person's effort. (JN)

Challenges the historical myth of egalitarianism in Scottish education through a reconstruction of the different experiences of men and women teachers in the 19th century. Concludes that in structuralist and materialist terms the Scottish coeducational system was relatively more oppressive for women teachers than the English system. (DSK)

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…

In May 1993, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) set a new national agenda to provide meaningful access to education for all students. To elaborate on OCR actions prior to this initiative, the department's civil rights activities from October 1, 1991, to September 30, 1992, are presented here. The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1,…

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, and age in America's schools, colleges, and universities. To gauge how the department is fulfilling that mission, a description of the OCR's policy-guidance efforts, complaint investigations, and enforcement…

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, and age in America's schools, colleges, and universities. To gauge how the department is fulfilling that mission, a description of the OCR's policy-guidance efforts, complaint investigations, and enforcement…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, and age in America's schools, colleges, and universities. To gauge how the department is fulfilling that mission, a description of the OCR's policy-guidance efforts, complaint investigations, and enforcement…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the laws that prevent discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, and age in America's schools, colleges, and universities. To gauge how the department is fulfilling that mission, a description of the OCR's policy-guidance efforts, complaint investigations, and enforcement…

Changes in a Home Economics curriculum at Lehman College of the City University of New York from 1979-1988 are examined, and a line of inquiry first reported in 1983 is continued. A secondary, feminist analysis of the earlier data, combined with the current data, discloses the extent to which the patriarchal academy will go to attack the…

This paper describes the history of women in education in America. The primary force that allowed women into the nations' colleges was economic rather than ideological, when the Civil War took many men out of college. Women have been increasingly involved in higher education since then; however, they have been subject to job discrimination, and…

Reviews Title IX and its three components: (1) accommodation of interests and abilities; (2) athletic financial assistance; and (3) other program areas. Sidebars include a 12-point test to assess knowledge of Title IX and a list of compliance issues. (LMI)