Three tables summarize information on statistics on associations membership, womens' groups, policy enactment and availability of studies, activities of womens' committees in professional associations, and policy statements on the status of women. (Author/AM)

Notes that an affirmative action plan for women in educational research should be a policy document, not simply a passive statement of principle including more than a statement for commitment, goals and timetables. (Author/AM)

This report concerns baseline data collected concerning women in environmentalist positions. Information on educational background, work experience and perceptions of sex discrimination was obtained through questionnaires. Results indicate an increasing number of trained women entering the field of environmental health, traditionally a male field.…

A supply mechanism is described whereby nondiscriminating employers are expected to pay lower wages to females than to equally qualified males. Procedures are proposed to estimate the portion of the unexplained male-female wage differential that arises because of family locational considerations. Single copies available from the Secretary, C.…

Women represent almost half of the 1956-1976 increase in union membership, but their representation in official positions did not advance proportionately. The article presents and discusses data on labor force participation, union and association membership, and offices held by women. (MF)

Reports a workshop designed to encourage and motivate female science students, to create an awareness of the contributions women are making and can make to science and technology, and to encourage workshop participants to view themselves as potential professional women. Remarks on the three keynote speakers are included. (Author/MA)

A case study of a woman manager and her staff within a mental health center is analyzed in an attempt to interrelate organizational structure, leadership style, and staff group dynamics. The approach to the exercise of authority is sociopsychological. Available from: JAB S Order Dept., NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, P.O. Box 9155,…

Severe discrimination against women in the medical industry is reviewed, including barriers to female appointments in prestigious positions, antagonistic atmosphere in the learning environment, frequent misconception about the career attachment of females, and nonsupportive environment for female staff in teaching hospitals. (LBH)

Utilizing data on the work experience of women, the authors examine both the empirical specification of human capital models of earnings in the presence of discontinuous work experience over the life cycle and simultaneous-equations models of wage determination and labor supply. (EM)

Research on the ontogeny of the occupational aspirations of young women is reviewed, and three major sex-biased educational practices which may be contributing to the restriction of these aspirations are discussed. A conceptual framework is suggested for designing policy relevant research which is aimed at maximizing womens' occupational…

A 1975 survey of Pennsylvania school superintendents reveals generally high evaluations of women principals' and assistant principals' administrative performance. This article also contains a brief history of women in educational administration. (DS)

The advantages to education and to society that can be expected when women achieve positions of educational leadership in significant numbers are too persuasive to be ignored or delayed. (Editor)

Although it may lack the theatrics to win headlines, the struggle over equity for women in work is the essence of the feminist movement and an American social revolution. (Editor)

The United States Supreme Court upheld a California state law requiring employers to allow a pregnant woman up to four months of unpaid maternity leave if she claims pregnancy as a disability. A bill before Congress addresses parental leave and job protection for parents caring for a new baby or a sick child. (MLH)

The author discusses the theoretical aspects of positive action programs for women. In looking at the results achieved by the various laws and institutional machinery introduced in Western Europe to enforce equal pay and equal treatment for men and women in employment, she concludes that no notable progress has been made over the past 10 years.…