Women are scarce and getting scarcer in educational administration, but affirmative action and women's groups could eventually change that. Describes why there are so few women in educational administration, what is being done about the situation, and how to hire women administrators. (Author/DN)

A socioeconomic life cycle model consisting of six temporally-ordered stages is used to compare the impact of family background, educational achievement, early occupational achievement, and current family and work role variables on the 1966 earning achievement of a nationally representative sample of black and white married women, ages 30 to 44. A…

Offers statistics on the numbers of women and members of minority groups in the sciences. Suggests if women and members of minority groups are to be encouraged to prepare for scientific careers, they must be given the same incentives as offered to men. (CP)

The process of educational, occupational, and income attainment of working women and men, both white and non-white, is compared here. The process and level of educational and occupational attainment is said to be identical for men and women, but women are said to earn less. (Author/AM)

This report presents a summary of the experiences shared and presentations at a meeting attended by 20 women from different cultures, backgrounds, and situations who met to consider the role of women in the media, the responsible use of media, and the image of women portrayed there. Their main task was to find ways of helping the three sponsoring…

Job title information from seven television stations is used in this paper to demonstrate that minorities and women continue to be underemployed in broadcasting industry positions that have power or policymaking authority. It is pointed out that although minorities and women constitute 42 percent of all reporters and anchors on the local news…

This paper examines the role of women in educational administration today and debunks several popular myths that attempt to justify the underrepresentation of women in administrative positions. Statistics from a number of studies are cited as evidence that the lack of female administrators is not due to a shortage of qualified and committed…

The first two-thirds of the document is a bibliography on women in the labor market which is divided into 27 categories and sub-categories, the major headings of which are: historical perspective, the supply of female labor in the labor market, earnings of women workers, occupations of women workers (covers occupational distribution, academic and…

Primarily concerned about women's need for child care, this position paper also mirrors the state and needs of families, communities, and the Nation as well. The number of employed mothers in the U.S. exceeds 12 million. The goal of the Day Care and Child Development Council of America is to promote the development of a locally controlled,…

The movement for equality of women is by no means something new in the United States, but the changing life-patterns of women in the work world, the recent legal basis for equal opportunity, and the modification of sex roles and aspirations due to elimination of bias in elementary and secondary schools are causing important changes in society that…

This bibliography covers the laws and conditions governing the employment of women. Included are books, articles, pamphlets, and government publications dating from 1959. Topics covered include: (1) Legal Aspects, (2) Discrimination in Employment, (3) Difference in Pay, (4) Professional Opportunities, and (5) General. Two supplements are available…

There is inequality in most school systems, the author says. He takes a look at the problem, analyzes some of its possible causes and makes some pertinent suggestions. (Editor)

Author discussed industry's need to fulfill its supply of competent managers. She suggested what companies can do to stimulate the utilization of women's talents as managers. A program was described starting with an appraisal of a company and how women can fit into the program. (RK)

Data presented here are based on responses to mail questionnaires which focused on the multiple roles of women in the educational research community; women as students, as faculty members, and as employees in research organizations. (Author/AM)