This paper views the interrelatedness of political, economic, and family systems as they are being affected by the growing awareness of sex discrimination. The reduction in sex inequalities throughout the world, regardless of political or economic orientation, will necessitate a new perception of the woman's role in the family unit. The hypothesis…

Minnesota and national employment statistics show that there is a significant imbalance between men and women in administrative positions. Causes of this condition are attributed to stereotyped role definitions learned by males and females very early in life, leading to lower job aspirations and the acquiring of minimal professional or vocational…

Perhaps the most significant challenge of the 1970's will be the effect the women's rights movement will have on the nation's established institutions and the extent to which the nation responds to the call of women for equal opportunities. Social pressures and expectations have been, until recently, such that women simply have not opted for jobs…

Discrimination against women in public employment may soon be coming to an end. Since 1972, when the Equal Opportunity Act was expanded to include public schools, the cause of women's rights has been gaining momentum. Today, although there are no quotas for women and men in education, many districts are under affirmative action mandates to move…

Many have asserted that high female labor turnover imposes costs on employers which induce firms to discriminate in hiring and pay against women. This study examines male and female quit data and draws two primary conclusions. First, women are less likely than men to quit for job related reasons although women do quit more often because of…

This document summarizes the Wingspread Conference on Women's Higher Education, 1972. Topics of conference papers and discussion concerned changes in women's education and changes needed for the future, four types of women students-undergraduate, graduate and adult women undergraduates perceptions of needs for the future, higher education and…

In their annual employment reports of 1972, the 609 commercial television stations included in this study reported that 10 percent of their 39,071 full time employees were drawn from members of minority groups, a slight increase from the nine percent reported in 1971. The proportion of women employees (22 percent) did not change between 1971 and…

This brief presents highlights from the recently enacted Education Amendments which include comprehensive higher education provisions, authorization for greatly increased funding, and limitations on court-ordered busing. The act also establishes within HEW a National Institute of Education, whose prime purpose is to find ways to make educational…

In the late summer of 1970, an Ad Hoc Committee at the Ohio State University was appointed (1) to review the status of all women at the University; and (2) to submit a report of the findings and recommendations. The Committee consisted of 3 undergraduate students, 1 graduate student, 2 administrative personnel, and 3 faculty members, one of whom…

Author recounted her experiences as a student at Wellesley College, her employment experiences, and her feelings as a wife. These were considered versus the prejudices of her fellow students, her fellow workers, and her employers. (RK)

After controlling statistically for the effects of other factors that affect earnings, it was found that enforcement of sex discrimination charges under Title VII increased the relative demand for women and thus decreased the male/female earnings differential between 1967 and 1974. (Author)

Currently, the most debated issue regarding the role of military women is whether they should be allowed to serve in combat. The role of warrior violates traditional feminine stereotypes. However, denying women the right to volunteer for combat may also deny them the right to full American citizenship. (Author/WI)

The role of women in leadership positions can be understood fully only by considering both the process and the broader structural aspects of the organization. Available from: JABS Order Dept., NTL Institute for Applied Behavior Science, P.O. Box 9155, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia 22209 (Author)

The author discusses steps that have been made in Australia over the past decade to promote equal opportunity and treatment in employment, with the cause of working women being advanced by both legislation and case law. (Author/CT)

Recounts events that led to the firing of Mary L. Jones, Director of Los Angeles Public Library (1905) and caught in public crossfire such figures as the mayor, city council, library board of directors, Charles Lummis (Jones's replacement), Susan B. Anthony, Anna Shaw, Herbert Putnam, and Melvil Dewey. (29 references) (EJS)