Introduces a special issue on how the nature of organizations has changed in recent years and implications of these changes for the future. Discusses key issues that have been studied on gender and diversity in organizations (discrimination, affirmative action, barriers to career advancement, and sexual harassment). Notes strategies for enhancing…

This paper uses Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as a case study to explore the education field and the impact on civil rights legislation dealing with gender. The U.S. record in gender-equity legislation has been mixed, no doubt due in part to the fact that female representation in U.S. legislative bodies has been among the lowest in…

In discussing the constitutional aspects of the sex-role debate in the U.S. the author traces the tradition, compares the present criterion of equal protection to the equal rights argument, and analyzes the equality principle with reference to affirmative action and to childbearing and childrearing, supporting the proposed equal rights amendment.…

Discusses the basic concepts and legal rationale of affirmative action; measures in some general terms the magnitude and severity of the problem that was intended to be solved or ameliorated by affirmative action programs; considers the actual results achieved and general trends set in motion by such programs; and weighs the implications of…

This article describes affirmative action counseling for women victimized by sexist practices. Grievance procedures and the responses of women to sexist practices are detailed. (Author/EJT)

Traces resistance to affirmative action in universities, noting that the federal agencies have backed off from their tough stance, and concluding that, "With the exception of an increase in lower-level employment and the very few successfully negotiated class action suits, the status of women in the university has changed little." (JT)

The participants in this discussion in addition to Ralph Winter, the moderator, include Owen Fiss and Richard Posner, professors of law; Vera Glaser and William Raspberry, newspaper columnists; and Paul Seabury, professor of political science. These specialists address various legal, ethical and practical issues related to the elimination of…

This pamphlet is designed to help school personnel in Massachusetts achieve equal opportunity in physical education and sports programs for all students, regardless of sex. Answers are provided for some of the most commonly raised questions on this issue: (1) Do the regulations require that all physical education classes be coeducational? (2) Do…

At the national level, there is ample evidence of considerable racial inequality in employment in Britain. The two main components of this inequality are discrimination and disadvantage. Under the Race Relations Act of 1976, industrial tribunals are empowered to impose penalties on those who discriminate unlawfully, but the Act does not impose an…

The San Francisco campus of the University of California (UCSF) has as its mission the education of health science professionals. Recruitment areas for campus programs have traditionally been local, state, and national for staff and students, and state, national, and international for faculty. Although efforts have been made over the years to…

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)

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)

A comparison of salary and rank by sex at a major institution before and after initiation of an approved affirmative action program suggests that required programs are more costly than effective. Rather than the current regulatory approach, federal incentives and greater attention to results than procedures are recommended. (Author/LBH)

The status of minorities and women can be marginally improved if the government implements more effective enforcement procedures and if more employers are persuaded to implement voluntarily affirmative action programs. But to realize long-term improvements, we must examine the assumptions on which affirmative action was founded. (Author/MC)

Suggests that an atmosphere of full employment, of expansiveness, of opportunity, would be a favorable atmosphere for the achievement of many other issues that women consider essential such as day care and health care. (Author/AM)