Rural women engage in a wide range of income-generating activities, but their participation in the labor market is constrained by lack of access to land and other resources, lack of control over labor and income, and lack of physical and occupational mobility. (SK)

Presented are summaries of four presentations to the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, October 20, 1975, pertaining to the problems particular to women in the geoscience fields. (SL)

Two prevailing images of women in the United States today are as a sexual object and as a servant. Most jobs capitalize on one or both of these images. Success in a career is inconsistent with woman's self-image. Appreciation for the shared goals of both sexes may result in change. (AG)

Presents evidence that the status of women microbiologists is lower than that of men and that the lower status of women results, to a large degree, from inequality of opportunity throughout their careers. (Author/JR)

Contains sections from Report B ( Choices'') of the Dayton Women's Rights Committee that made recommendations to the board of education and the superintendent for assuring female/male equality. Also cites statistics illustrating inconsistent and discriminatory practices in Chicago suburban school districts. (Author)

Report developed by the Office for Equal Employment Opportunity in the Office of the President of the University of California. (Editor)

Characteristics of women physicians are determined primarily by their professional education, socialization into medical roles, and the organization of their practices. They more nearly resemble men physicians in professional attributes than they do other women in the population. Yet changes in admissions, curriculum, and rewards are necessary to…

The Supreme Court has interpreted two civil rights statutes so that women whose jobs differ from men's can recover for discriminatory undercompensation without first proving unequal pay for equal work. (RM)

Occupational home economics has been affected by several critical problems which hamper its integration with home economics education, including sex discrimination, devaluation of homemaking and "women's jobs," and marital parity. Educators should find new ways to encourage and nurture occupational home economics. (SK)

Resolution of the comparable worth controversy involves judicial enforcement of statutory mandates and remedial development of bias-free evaluation systems, wage negotiation, and possible restructuring of work positions. Remedies will be developed when wage discrimination is no longer tolerable. (AVAIL: University of San Diego School of Law, San…

In court litigation in which women prison guards' claim of pay discrimination was rejected at the local level, the Supreme Court ruled that the case could be debated based on workers'"comparable worth" instead of "equal work," the traditional argument. Further litigation on the comparable worth issue is anticipated. (MSE)

In a study of data concerning distribution of earned income among men and women from 1958 to 1977, it appears that the trend toward greater inequality among men continued but slowed in recent years. The more unequal distribution for women remained stable, probably reflecting limited advances. (CT)

After analyzing youth-oriented manpower policies, the author urges a more equitable and effective range of alternative actions. He says the positions of Blacks, youth, and women are severely disadvantaged. The extent of discrimination is understated due to inadequate unemployment measuring. (CT)

The historical and legislative background of the 1978 law which will enable pregnant workers equal rights to disability and health benefits is reviewed. Some of the social and economic factors relating to women in the work force are described. (EB)