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Hughes, Helen MacGill – Society, 1977
This female sociologist notes that in contrast to male sociologists' well defined track, female counterparts have worked any unoccupied portion of the academic vineyard. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Case Studies, Employed Women, Females

Garabaghi, Ninou K. – International Social Science Journal, 1983
Official statistics on women's participation in the economy are used to conceal the real economic contributions of women. Several ways of tabulating a national economic activity, all of which ignore the contribution of domestic economies to national economies, are analyzed, and the implications of the invisibility of women's work are discussed.…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Economics, Employed Women, Females

Fley, Jo Ann – Journal of the NAWDAC, 1974
The author, citing several examples, portrays the plight of women seeking faculty and administrative positions in universities. Suggestions for alleviating this problem are offered. (RP)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, Employed Women, Employment Patterns

Watkins, Bari – Change, 1974
The women's movement has radically affected the teaching and writing of history, but women historians still do not have employment equality in their profession. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism, Higher Education

Schade, Gisela – Higher Education, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Females, Higher Education
Illinois Career Education Journal, 1973
Discusses breaking patterns of sex discrimination in employment. (Editor)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Career Planning, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Warnath, Charles – Improving College and University Teaching, 1972
Society discourages women from developing their talents in order to keep them in traditional roles of wife and mother. (HS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Females, Feminism
Dolan, Eleanor F. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1972
Reviews the century-long struggle of women for equal rights. (HS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females

Mallan, Lucy B. – Journal of Human Resources, 1982
The major finding of this study is that the rise in female labor force participation rates from 1956 to 1975 did not lower the overall level of experience. The widening gap between male and female earnings is attributed to the effects of discrimination and role differentiation. (SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Experience, Employment Level, Employment Patterns

Janjic, Marion – International Labour Review, 1981
Reviewing measures taken by governments, employers, and workers' organizations, the author concludes that while some factors are helping to increase the number of women in nontraditional jobs, other factors such as unemployment and the institutionalization of occupational segregation are working against it. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Government Role
Trotter, Richard; And Others – Personnel Administrator, 1982
This second part of a two-part article dealing with laws relating to working women and pregnancy discusses the major provisions of the Pregnancy Disability Amendment of 1978, its impact on employment policies, and possible employee benefits in the future. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Employed Women, Federal Legislation
The Status, Training, and Future of Women in Business: Critical Questions for Research in the 1980s.
Rhea, Jeanine N. – Journal of Business Education, 1980
In an attempt to analyze the movement of women into administrative and managerial positions, many complex questions remain unanswered. To provide the necessary documentation for making valid decisions regarding curriculum development and career counseling, ongoing research is needed regarding the upward mobility of women in business. (CT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Business Administration, Career Counseling, Curriculum Development
Social and Labour Bulletin, 1980
Recent developments in equal pay, equal employment opportunities, women's involvement in trade unions, and the impact of women's work on family life and national development are reviewed. (SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Salary Wage Differentials
Seymour, William C. – Labor Law Journal, 1979
Examines whether the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a prohibition against sexual harassment and the evolving theory in the federal court system that permits the plaintiff to include the corporate employer in her Title VII claim. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Eckess, Marie Conti – Thrust for Education Leadership, 1976
Title IX means equality for both sexes that can improve the current dilemma both male and female educators face when seeking a job. Lists five practices that should be continued by educational leaders if they should wish to defeat the spirit of Title IX. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Practices, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities