Recruitment and reward patterns of college faculty in 1969 were analyzed, and implications of the findings for segmented labor market research and for the analysis of stratification systems in science are discussed. Data from a 1969 Faculty Survey of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education provided a sample of 77 universities for the…

Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these newsletter issues. An article entitled "High Court Slows Women's Progress" by Bernice R. Sandler presents arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court undermined legal protection against sex discrimination in educational institutions. News…

As part of its attempt to develop a model program for increasing sex equity among school administrators, the Sex Equity in Educational Leadership Project (SEEL) hosted a weekend conference for 150 Oregon educators. Conference activities documented in the first four chapters of this report include summaries of the workshops on Administration As a…

Papers and discussion transcripts from a 1980 conference at Cornell University on creative approaches to ending sex discrimination in higher education are presented. In "Litigation: Strategy of the Last Resort," Judith P. Vladeck reviews the judicial history of academic women's grievances and suggests that to avoid sex discrimination litigation…

The status of black employees was examined in traditionally white institutions of higher education in eight states affected by the Adams v. Califano desegregation case; patterns of change in that status over a two-year period, 1975-77, were also explored. The object of the study was to use the Equal Employment Opportunity information system to…

Presented in this document are the percentages, level, and basis of charges filed with the Commission regarding discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, credit, and public accommodations. Statistical information provided is based on such factors as racial, religious, and sex discrimination and handicap based charges. Other,…

Society suffers from the underutilization of more than half of the talents available to educational administration because of discriminatory attitudes against women which are reinforced in the school setting. Indeed, a 1970-71 nationwide survey showed that while 67% of all public school teachers were women, women held only 15% of the school…

The 1979 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Women's Education Programs is presented. Topics concern the Women's Educational Equity Act, civil rights, minority women, vocational education, working women, other activities, and activities/publications of the Council. During 1979 Council members and staff worked with the Office of…

A newsletter on issues pertaining to women's rights on campuses and in employment is presented. Developments and issues include the following: initiation of intercollegiate athletic championships for women in nine sports; a charge of unequal pay for women coaches; university cases of alleged sex discrimination in athletic programs; reference to…

The impact of women on the field of academic medicine is examined. The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership is discussed and this failure is accredited to social and professional discrimination. It is noted that the leaders of American medicine today were trained during or immediately following World War II. However, at that…

A study was conducted to determine the extent and level of employment of minorities and women as sworn personnel in the Kentucky Bureau of State Police. Data was collected by means of personal interviews with Bureau officials, troopers, police personnel board members, and representatives of civic and nonprofit organizations as well as from Bureau…

This booklet presents strategies for making changes in educational policy to eliminate sex discrimination against girls and women. The first step is to organize, or form a coalition of organizations that provides credibility and resources. Second, to establish the case, a number of practices are listed that evidence discrimination in the areas of…

The purpose of this workshop was to review research needs already identified, to determine other areas in which research needs are not being met, and to establish priorities among these areas. The recommendations which were made on subjects such as part-time employment, career patterns, upward mobility, and equal pay form a broad base on which…

Affirmative action programs in the area of intramural-recreational sports department employment policies may be instituted in a number of areas. In recruiting and hiring of new personnel, a survey of present employees with regard to the status of women and minorities in respect to numbers, types of job, and level of employment will give an idea of…

This bibliography was developed to disseminate information about publications which focus on women's employment in nontraditional fields. It is intended to serve such people as vocational education administrators, education researchers, counselors, teachers, and students considering occupational choices. The literature described is available…