This book presents ten chapters which address the issues and concerns of women who wish to pursue or are pursuing academic careers. Chapters are organized into four parts which address the current status of women in academe, women's roles and career decisions, assuming leadership in higher education, and taking charge and taking care. Included are…

Argues that the manner in which affirmative action is being administered is creating reverse discrimination and lowering standards in the universities. (IRT)

Attempts to put the current controversy over affirmative action in perspective by reviewing the relevant legislation. (IRT)

Six kinds of activities should receive priority in establishing a medical school affirmative action program: (1) review of salaries for equity; (2) establish hiring goals; (3) review admissions criteria; (4) survey physical facilities; (5) examine employment and institutional policies, and (6) review staff, student, and administrative attitudes.…

Women seeking education administration careers in the 1980's will find their employment opportunities limited by declining enrollments and unenforced affirmative action programs. The informal networks and sponsoring mechanisms aiding men's career mobility are generally unavailable to women. Universities can play a key role in developing pools of…

The current status of affirmative action on the college campus is examined. Following a definition of affirmative action, the history of and social influences on affirmative action are discussed, focusing on the actions of the executive and legislative branches of the Federal government and on court litigation that has tested and refined the…

The hearings recorded here were convened in order to examine legislation proposed in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Grove City College v. Bell, which was considered to narrow significantly the scope of coverage of Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation…

Stated as a legal constitutional issue the question is, Do affirmative action programs that embody some form of preferential treatment of selected groups resulting in possible quotas constitute reverse discrimination in violation of basic constitutional rights? This issue represents one of the most fundamental questions for our society that the…

This guide is meant to serve as an aid for affirmative action officers from public school districts which are part of the author Institute's sex desegregation training program. The plan is divided into five sections: objective, procedure for implementation, target date, person(s) responsible for implementation, and outcome. The model focuses on…

The main question investigated by this study was whether future teachers' attitudes toward women were significantly different from the attitudes of other college students. The subjects of this research were college students divided into two groups--education majors and majors in other subjects. A Likert-type scale questionnaire was administered…

This report summarizes the findings of recent hearings and field investigations on the employment of minorities and women in Oklahoma State government, and assesses whether or not the merit system has fulfilled its mandate for equal employment opportunity. It was found that a disproportionate number of females and minorities are concentrated in…

A critical piece of information in the selection process for academic positions is the letter of recommendation. A study was conducted to determine if differences exist in the letters written for female versus male candidates for academic positions. Using letters which were retyped to avoid personal, institutional, and sex-specific identification,…

Interviews with five women prominent in their countries are presented in this newsletter. The topic is the progress of women in achieving equal rights and opportunities. The five women talked about how they see women's situation and future in their respective countries. Interviewed were an Indian economist, an English educationalist, a Senegalese…

The movement to undo the damage of American racism and to establish the conditions for genuine racial equality has lost its momentum, both in the academic community and in the Congress. The prevailing academic caution with regard to busing and affirmative action is best articulated by Nathan Glazer in his book "Affirmative Discrimination," which…

The New Haven public schools affirmative action report contains statements of purpose, policy, and responsibility in conjunction with a plan of action to ensure that job applicants and employees receive fair consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The goals and timetables established will rectify…