Employment trends within 45 selected Federal agencies are surveyed in detail in an attempt to compare the utilization of minorities and women within the Federal Government. In addition the data are described as providing a benchmark for assessing the Federal Government's commitment to affirmative recruitment. Overall findings are the following:…

Women account for 63 percent of the teaching force but only 8 percent of the total general administrative positions in downstate Illinois schools. Since 1950, women's presence in administrative positions has declined, especially in regard to the elementary principalship. Women administrators tend to be older, with more experience, and earn lower…

Because officials in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) could not answer questions concerning the number of complaints about Title IX violations received, how the agency had resolved them, what kind of complaints were most common, how many school districts had stopped unfair practices as a result of HEW's intervention, how many…

This newsletter reports on recent legal and social developments relating to women's post-secondary education, university hiring practices and professional achievements. Information for ordering the reports, recommended articles, books and other published materials is listed in most of the brief articles. The newsletter addresses current news in…

Two papers are presented that examine the barriers to women in academic decision making and identify a variety of effective strategies for improving the status of women in higher education administration. "Strategies for Advancing Women in Higher Education Administration," by Garry D. Hays, proposes that commitment to increasing the…

This guidebook discusses ways to eliminate various types of discrimination from business communications. Separately authored chapters discuss eliminating racial and ethnic bias; eliminating sexual bias; achieving communication sensitive about handicaps of disabled persons; eliminating bias from visual media; eliminating bias from meetings,…

The purpose of this guide is to inform Colorado school districts of their responsibilities in providing equal educational opportunities to all students. By following the directions outlined here, a district can comply with state and federal regulations regarding sex discrimination, civil rights discrimination, and the rights of non-English…

In order to determine some of the prevalent attitudes toward women at Broward Community College (BCC) in Florida, questionnaires were sent to all staff, faculty, and administrators, and to 200 students. Respondents consisted of 52.4 percent females and 47.6 percent males. The average female respondent was 30 years old, had been employed at BCC for…

This document presents the affirmative action plan developed by Black Hawk College to assure the development and maintenance of educational programs, services, and employment practices that are sensitive to the needs of minorities, women, and the physically handicapped. Part I deals with employment, outlining a specific plan for improving equal…

Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments prohibits sex discrimination in the admission and treatment of students by educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The document presents a summary of the implementing regulation grouped into five major sections: (1) general provisions that outline the general procedures…

This document details the Affirmative Action Plan in effect at Gallaudet College. Following a policy statement, chapter 2 indicated the affirmative action procedures followed in the areas of policy dissemination, administration and monitoring, reporting and evaluation, training and development programs, recruitment, promotion and selection,…

By the end of 1976, nearly half of all women were working or looking for work, making up approximately 41 percent of the labor force. New social policies are necessary that not only make appropriate accommodations but spur wide-ranging reforms in many areas of life. Fundamental changes in society would have the aim of greater occupational equality…

Although there have been many educated minority and women groups available for positions in higher education, it was not until the pressure of the growing thrust of the civil rights movement in the 1960s did colleges and universities begin to move in the direction of integration. Barriers had to be removed, not just moved. It has been apparent to…

Victims of both racial and sex discrimination, women of color face special obstacles to achieving success and equity. If the perspectives of women of different ethnic heritages never enter the realm of academic discourse, it makes these perspectives invisible. The dominant culture has no knowledge of what it is missing. (MLW)

The following topics are discussed in this special issue: affirmative action for blacks; the bases of contemporary affirmative action attitudes; reverse discrimination cases; how the media and the public react to affirmative action; and affirmative action strategies for the future. (RM)