Considered recent changes occuring in educational programs that have previously allowed sex discrimination. Listed Federal moves designed to eliminate sexism. (Author/RK)

Author summarizes the various papers in this theme issue of College English as illustrative of the discrimination which women experience in the profession, the extent to which women writers have been neglected or distorted and the impetus that interdisciplinary courses can be given by a Women's Studies program. (NL)

Suggests standards which will result in nonsexist material containing accurate portrayals of optional roles available to both boys and girls. (RB)

To tackle the issue of sex discrimination in social studies, three areas need to be changed: employment patterns, curriculum materials, and sexist behavior in schools. (JR)

A dissertation study done by the author examining the bias against women in American histories of education is discussed in this paper. The educational histories selected for the study were categorized by recognized high professional quality and high academic status. Each book analyzed concentrated on different subject areas of educational…

Contained in this resource listing are materials available on sex role stereotyping. The materials focus on research reports, books, manuals and audiovisual materials relevant to the field. The list is divided into 12 sections for easy access: Audio Visual Materials, Bibliographies, Careers, Teaching, Counseling, Curricular Materials, Language,…

This book describes courses on women's studies for the high school curriculum in literature and language and in history and social studies. Based on the women's social movement, women's studies is an alternative curriculum with goals to raise student consciousness about sexist curricula and society, compensate for the omission of women from…

Thirty-six textbooks used by the Pittsburgh public schools at grade levels K-5 were reviewed to see how they treat girls vs. boys and men vs. women. Language, reading, science, social studies, and mathematics texts were evaluated. Blatant sexism is found in all areas. Different ideas of behavior and mores are propagated for boys than for girls;…

Practical methods and materials for changing sexist practices in the classroom are offered as a resource for teachers in their efforts to eliminate sexual stereotyping from the schools. Discussing why sexist practices should be changed are reprints of articles on women's role in social change and in the curriculum, development of sexual…

This issue of the "On Campus With Women" newsletter includes the following topics: a federal court case decision that student aid constitutes federal assistance, but that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare cannot compel Grove City College to sign a legally defective Title IX compliance form; a Department of Justice move to…