The Massachusetts court held that the exclusion of pregnant women from a disability program was facially discriminatory because pregnancy alone was the determinative criterion. Available from Suffolk University Law Review Office, 41 Temple Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; sc $3.50. (Author/IRT)

Women as Managers Scale scores were positively correlated with internal (ability and effort) attributions and negatively correlated with external (luck and easy job) attributions for subjects reading success descriptions. (Author)

Analysis by decade of the effects of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 shows that women's earnings relative to men's increased by 10 cents from 1960-1990. Black and Hispanic women's earnings lagged further behind. More education and experience did not help women narrow the gap. (SK)

This document presents public testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on inequities toward women in the social security system. Introductory statements by Representatives Oakar, Daub, Ferraro, McCain, Ratchford, Vandergriff, Snowe, Roybal, and Biaggi are given. Public testimony is provided from representatives of the…

The rights discussed in this guide pertain to those guaranteed by federal legislation affecting women seeking jobs, working on the job, and retiring from employment. The section entitled "Getting the Job" contains explanations of services provided by: (1) the U.S. Employment Service; (2) the federal-state partnership established by the…

The point of view of this paper is that discriminatory practices and, indeed, other environmental or external events, do not completely account for the discrepancy between the professional success achieved by men and that achieved by women. (Author)

The analyses and suggestions of 38 leaders in education, feminism, foundations, law, and government are collected to set contexts for decisions facing colleges and universities concerning those students, faculty members, and administrators who are women. Among the issues are affirmative action, academic programs, accountability, equality, and…

An increased interest in the position of women, stimulated by increasing numbers of women in the labor force as well as the women's movement, has resulted in a reexamination of women's status under social security programs in many countries. Five case studies (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain, and United States), which…

Females must learn to take on positions of leadership when they are given the opportunity, says the author. The possible contribution of so large a segment of the population cannot be overlooked and women must be encouraged to develop their potentialities. (Author/RK)

Notes that rhetoric can be translated into action only by individual nations. In the United States the year of the woman has generated pressure for change at many crucial points on the state and national level, and even for accomodations within many homes. (Author/AM)

While Algerian women were instrumental in the struggle for independence, often carrying on crucial and dangerous work, and their rights are guaranteed by the new government, they still lag behind men in many areas such as education, employment, political participation, and control over reproduction, because of discrimination. (IS)

Article discusses some of the laws pertaining to relationships between the sexes, and some of the sociocultural changes that seem to be taking place in this country and around the world. (Author/RK)