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Mondschein, Eric S.; Greene, Loel L. – 1986
This chapter examines statutory and case law concerning sexual harassment in employment and education practices, recommends policies for prevention, and suggests strategies to resolve complaints. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the principal federal legislation granting protection from employment discrimination; it is enforced by the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
On Campus with Women, 1987
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Topics include the following: Black women's educational history, Hispanic women in psychology, the effect of race and sex on wages, results of surveys on attitudes about sex roles, unequal financial aid awards to women, prizes…
Descriptors: Acquaintance Rape, Affirmative Action, Athletic Coaches, College Faculty
Peer reviewedMorehead, Joe – Technical Services Quarterly, 1986
Four articles deal with government documents on gender and sexuality, including sex and discrimination, pornography, the statistical uselessness of a study of the body measurements of airline stewardesses, working women in federal government periodicals, and federal policies and publications on sexual harassment. (EM)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employed Women, Feminism, Government Publications
Download full textAtlanta Univ., GA. Women's Inst. for the Southeast. – 1983
This handbook provides 25 hours of training in human relations skills for transitional black women (the population of women who are underemployed, unemployed, undereducated, poor, or unaware of educational or occupational opportunities available to them). The purpose of the training is to emphasize image building and human relations skills as well…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Development, Disadvantaged, Employment
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1993
Replicating a study conducted 10 years earlier in Colorado, a research project documented current gender perceptions of Wisconsin students and compared responses to those reported in the earlier study. The Wisconsin study included 3,363 students in grades 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 in 26 schools who were asked the question, "If you woke up tomorrow…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC. – 1997
Twenty-five years after it was enacted by Congress in 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments (the federal mandate against sex discrimination in education) has opened doors previously closed to women and girls. This report by the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE) celebrates the progress made to date but also identifies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Athletics, Career Education, Educational Environment
Adkins, Lisa – 1995
A study examined the interrelationships between sexuality, family, and the labor market in Great Britain. First, a range of analyses of women's role in the labor market, including analyses from feminist and sociological perspectives, were reviewed to determine how sexual as opposed to gender relations operate in the labor market. Next, the role of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Rogers, Martha; Davis, Joan – 1991
This paper is organized as a dialogue between two female administrators, the superintendent of program and the superintendent of operations, from the Wellington County Board of Education in southwestern Ontario, Canada. After describing Wellington County and the organizational structure of the school board, the superintendents describe the nature…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Boards of Education
Sandler, Bernice R.; And Others – 1988
A variety of questions are provided to assist college and university search committees to elicit useful information about candidates' concern about issues that affect women. Many of the questions can be adapted to apply to minority and disabled persons. Some are open-ended to draw out a candidate's opinions and attitudes. The questions are divided…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Selection, Affirmative Action, College Faculty
Dawson-Threat, Janice – 1989
A reading resource guide prepared to assist in the education and preparation of persons interested in advancing the ideas expressed in "The New Agenda of Women for Higher Education: A Report of the ACE Commission on Women in Higher Education" (1987) contains approximately 200 citations. Titles are organized according to "The New…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Civil Rights, College Administration, College Faculty
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
The Affirmative Action Plan of the New York State Education Department is described in this document. First, a policy statement is provided by the New York State Education Department, committing the Department to the development of: (1) programmatic approaches to the elimination of all unjust exclusionary employment practices, policies, and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Disabilities, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Rousso, Harilyn, Ed.; Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed. – 2001
Highlighting the educational issues of girls and young women with disabilities, this book examines how they are exposed to discrimination based on gender and disability/special education status, and how they experience less successful vocational outcomes than males with disabilities and typical female peers upon leaving school. It also describes…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Peer reviewedCorber, Robert J. . – Academe, 1998
The emergence of lesbian and gay studies as legitimate academic fields has opened a political debate. Scholars face charges that their research lacks rigor; blurring of the civil rights issue by alignment with racial/ethnic minorities is another obstacle. It is argued that without administrator, faculty, and student support, these studies are at…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Civil Liberties, College Faculty
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1984
This guide presents ideas for dealing with women in nontraditional jobs for managers who work with young, entry-level workers in small businesses. The guide is designed to help managers (1) develop strategies to help them deal with workers' attitudes toward women in nontraditional jobs; (2) reduce adjustment problems; (3) build a cooperative,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Employer Employee Relationship
On Campus with Women, 1983
Developments in education, employment, and the court system concerning the status of women are covered in this newsletter issue. In addition to the news items, an article criticizing the Reagan-appointed Advisory Council on Women's Education is presented. The article, which was prepared by the Citizens Council on Women's Education, is entitled…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Students
