The purposes of this study were: (1) to examine the affirmative action recruitment and hiring procedures of a selected group of public agencies and to compare them with the Federal Guidelines on Affirmative Action, and (2) using the information gathered from other agencies and the federal guidelines, to develop a model of Affirmative Action…

This guide is to help the employer design and implement programs to ensure fair and equal treatment for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, in all employment practices. Certain basic elements of most employment systems repeatedly have proved to result in discrimination, and certain basic steps have been found…

Regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 were published in 1975 amid considerable speculation over their impact on college student affairs. More than one year later, there does not appear to be substantial understanding in the higher education community of what Title IX has meant for students and for administrators.…

Discusses the problems inherent in the federal government's statistical method of determining and enforcing goals for the hiring and composition of faculty of colleges and universities with federal contracts. Stress is on the need for revision of the program to correct flaws and eliminate red tape. (Editor/JT)

By allowing permanent, part-time work and by creating positions for job sharers, school districts can redistribute available positions among current employees without reducing their numbers. Available from: Capla Associates, 18 Overlook Avenue, Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662. (Author)

Examines career development of women in admissions. Most women working in universities, especially public schools, occupy lower status positions. Women have the qualifications to succeed as directors of admission, but affirmative action has not increased their numbers, and those who are directors earn 80 percent of what their male counterparts…

Reports on race, discrimination, and affirmative action issues on selected college and university campuses in approximately 40 states and the District of Columbia. (GC)

The philosophical challenge posed by segments of the higher education community regarding equal pay and affirmative action is addressed by the U.S. Department of Labor solicitor. (LBH)

This volume of essays addresses the history of women's access to education with specific examples of achievements and challenges. The 10 essays include: (1) "An Interview on Title IX with Shirley Chisholm, Holly Knox, Leslie R. Wolfe, Cynthia G. Brown, and Mary Kaaren Jolly" (Harvard Educational Review); (2) "'The Ladies Want to…

Legal arguments are summarized concerning the case of Professor James A. Dinnan, whose refusal to reveal his vote on a tenure review committee led to his jailing. The author argues that the case illustrates the need to reassess tenuring patterns that foster institutional discrimination, rather than an assault on academic freedom. (PP)

Outlines legal provisions relating to sex discrimination in employment generally and in education in particular, and examines limitations of these laws for changing school systems. Evaluates the impact of antidiscrimination legislation on the organizational systems of incentives, supports, recruitment, sponsorship, and exclusion. (Author/GC)

Five women ex-faculty members at Cornell University are suing that institution for sex discrimination. The plaintiffs argue that women faculty are more vulnerable to the negative impact of vague, subjective, and arbitrary criteria used in faculty evaluation because they must also face the pervasive unconscious bias against women. (MLW)

Discrimination against Asian women is discussed in this article. Suggestions are made for self-development and social change so as to improve the status of Asian women in the United States. (MC)

The distorted representation of women and other minority groups in the media is the subject of this essay. It is argued that underrepresentation of women, including their stereotypic portrayals, reflect a woman's real lack of power in society. Suggestions are made for improving the media's depiction of women. (EB)

Recent technological displacement in AT&T affected workers differentially by sex. This longitudinal analysis of changes in AT&T's organizational structure addresses the tendency of organizational research to ignore the variable of sex in the study of change. (Author/RLV)