The Affirmative Action Plan of Ohio University is described. Emphasis is placed on policy; purpose; responsibility for implementation; dissemination of policy and communication of related measures; university policy procedures; affirmative employment practices; administrative internship program; educational programs and services; child care…

Describes the steps the Oklahoma City schools used in implementing Title IX. (IRT)

The first section of this paper describes sex segregation in the field of education. The second section describes the Sex Equity in Educational Leadership Project, a model program for change. The project's five goals and the activities designed to achieve those goals are described. The five goals are building awareness and giving information about…

A plan at Purdue University to develop a model program for women in engineering is described. The Purdue Department of Freshman Engineering received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Women's Education Equity Act to help overcome some of the problems faced by women who enter engineering. The program focuses on an…

Columbia University's equal employment opportunity policy is reviewed in relation to officers of instruction and research, officers of administration and support staff, and procedures and programs. Part I reaffirms the policy, indicates dissemination of the policy and reviews the responsibility for implementation of the policy. The officers of…

WOVEN (Women's Ohio Volunteer Employment Network), is directed at changing the low representation of women in decision making positions in public service. Women comprise more than a third of the work force in the State of Ohio; yet they have typically held the low level, low paying jobs. A 1973 status report on women in State government revealed…

The two-year report of the WAGES project (Women and Girls Employment Enabling Service) documents the growth, problems, and success experienced through efforts to open nontraditional fields of employment to women by way of a community-based program in Memphis, Tennessee. Staff and volunteers provided counseling and referrals to applicants. Personal…

Model programs funded under the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and administered by the Office of Education Women's Program staff are intended to reach girls and women from low-income and middle-age groups those from American-Indian, Asian- and Pacific-American, black, and Spanish-speaking backgrounds, and those from rural, urban, and…

Author discussed industry's need to fulfill its supply of competent managers. She suggested what companies can do to stimulate the utilization of women's talents as managers. A program was described starting with an appraisal of a company and how women can fit into the program. (RK)

Sweden is in the forefront of current efforts to restructure sex roles in order to free its citizens of the social constraints that limit both sexes. Author describes a new sex role project developed by the Swedish Board of Education and based on the principle that preparation for the parental role is equally important for both boys and girls.…

A developmental project currently sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) with federal support is described briefly. Five universities are involved in the design and development of instructional programs directed toward five target groups of actual or potential leaders in the education system. The training…

The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) was passed as part of the Special Projects Act of the Educational Amendments of 1974. The WEEA authorizes the support of an extremely broad range of activities to help eliminate sex bias in education, including, among many others, materials development, preservice and inservice training, guidance…

This guidebook contains information on the causes and remedies for sex discrimination in vocational education. The first of seven chapters, Vocational Education is a Big (and Sex Discriminatory) Business, reviews the current status of girls in vocational education across the country. Chapter 2 describes the bureaucratic structure of vocational…

Two reasons African American females do not pursue science careers are the need for immediate employment and lack of tools to negotiate the racism and sexism that undermine their aspirations for success. This article describes intervention strategies in an Afrocentric school and a medical magnet school that encourage African American girls to…

In this speech the author discusses Project Chance: Alternatives for Women. The innovative community-based program in New York City was designed to meet the special needs of adult women whose education has been interrupted. The first half of the presentation briefly describes varied aspects of the program, such as re-entry non-credit courses,…