Briefly reviews research data on female educational administrators and offers guidelines for women to follow in pursuing a career in educational administration. (JG)

Analysis of data from 200 occupations 1970-90 shows that one-third of all workers in Finland, Norway, and Sweden would have to change occupations to eliminate gender segregation. Despite Nordic nations' commitment to equality, women often work in female-dominated or part-time occupations and typically earn less. (SK)

Argues that explanations for shifts in employment patterns of women educators ignore the impact of homophobia and gender role stereotypes. Shows that, after World War II, increased gender role polarization pressured women to assume gender-specific roles, attitudes, and experiences and led to dismissal of teachers thought to be homosexual. (SK)

Over the past two decades women and minorities have made unprecedented strides into the work force, yet discrimination due to gender and race is still a problem. The dearth of women in management is due to the "glass ceiling" phenomenon--the organizational, attitudinal, and societal barriers that effectively keep women and minorities…

This paper examines in two parts the Korean women's movement of the 1980s. Part 1, "National Unification and the Task of the Women's Movement in Korea" contains an overview of Korean unification attempts and discusses the role of the women's movement. The Federation of Korean Women's Organizations (FKWO), formed in 1987, is an umbrella…

Professional women tend to interpret sex discrimination as a result of victimization against an individual rather than an assault against a minority group. A total of 140 women in engineering, science, and management completed a forced-choice questionnaire concerning the personal and professional treatment of women subjects by male and female…

Discusses how the women's movement on campus and campus collective bargaining can interrelate by giving women a new weapon to use in their struggle to end discrimination on campus. (Author/PG)

These conference papers address the issues of educational and occupational equality for women and identify factors contributing to the underrepresentation of minority women in education and work. The conferences, sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE), were held between 1975 and 1978 to solicit the views of black,…

The history of higher education in the U. S. traditionally has been characterized by the same kinds of studies as most other American history: ones that focus on the experiences or concerns of the authors. What such history ignores is the group that for most of this century comprised about 40 percent or more of the undergraduate student body and…

This preliminary report of women at Tufts University is divided into four sections: introduction, Tufts as employer, Tufts as educator, and recommendations. Based on questionnaire responses, there does not appear to be any overt discrimination against women at Tufts. However, in reviewing the condition of employment and student programs, the…

This paper addresses the question of whether professional women present the best models for the young to follow, suggesting that perhaps women do much to substantiate the very myths that destroy them. Images that are used by women to amuse, bewilder, or infuriate their male counterparts (and that perpetuate sexist stereotypes) include (1) the…

The charge given to the Task Force on the Status of Women at the University of California, Davis, was to determine the employment opportunities for women on the Davis campus. The Task Force addressed itself primarily to 4 major employment categories: non-academic staff, academic staff, faculty, and administration, with lesser consideration given…

This document presents a review of the proceedings of the Cornell Conference on the Future of Female Studies, which was held at Cornell University on May 10, 1972. Participants in the conference included faculty members from Cornell as well as faculty members from other prominent colleges and universities in the U. S. and abroad. General topics…

Against the background of the engineering profession, this paper discussed the history of women in engineering in the United States. (Author/RK)

Women administrators characteristically bring a distinctive and valuable background to their positions as high-echelon school district managers because of the comparatively (to men) humble route they take to the top. (Author)