Women in most countries suffer job discrimination in terms of sex role stereotyping and lower paying jobs. The author discusses various nonformal training programs giving directions, targets, and strategies to overcome the problem and suggesting that women must be strongly motivated to improve their quality of life. (JOW)

The author recounts her experiences in becoming a psychologist, and the problems she faced both as a woman and as an Asian. (MC)

An Austrian survey of discriminatory practices in the texts of all collective agreements in force in March 1978 (except those covering public employees) identified six main forms of potential discrimination. Examples found among white-collar workers in the private sector and among textile, clothing, and leather workers are cited. (CT)

According to a report of a committee of the National Research Council to the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the number of women scientists in tenure-track positions in research universities and in policy advisory functions is slowly increasing; however, sex differences in salaries and awarding of tenure persist. (BB)

The author's personal account of her experiences in being promoted from an engineer with limited management responsibility to vice president of a large company in New York City. She notes that many women are still isolated from the executive society, which puts the burden on those women who do achieve positions of power to help those women who…

Examination of the widening gender earnings gap in Australia indicates that women's wages continue to lag behind those of men. The main factor appears to be women's concentration in part-time work in enterprises where bargaining is less likely to occur. (JOW)

Women's ability to affect their socioeconomic status (SES) has significant health consequences. Paid employment is an increasingly important factor in women's SES. This paper presents a historical overview of working women, challenges faced by women (including unique challenges for minority women), and strategies for rectifying these problems,…

Using self-reported sex discrimination data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women, a study found that working women who report discrimination are more likely to change employers or interrupt their labor force participation. However, women who report discrimination do not accrue less experience or have lower wage growth. (SK)

Includes "Fighting for Equality on All Fronts" (Fromont); "Three Questions for Mrs. Lucille Caron"; "Women Shoulder the Burden of Cambodia's Economy" (Roess); and "Renewing Their Relationship with the Land" (Mehra-Kerpelman). (SK)

Being judged both as women and managers, women managers risk being perceived as ineffective managers or "unwomanly" women. The key to changing perceptions of women in organizations is a critical mass of women at senior levels, redefining management along less gender-specific lines. (SK)

Three misconceptions about working women are (1) they have lower self-confidence and organizational commitment; (2) they choose family over career; and (3) they do not have the same leadership skills as men. Changes that will not work to alter sex segregation are affirmative action, gender training, and seeding. (SK)

These proceedings are from a hearing that addressed the so-called "glass ceiling"--the dearth of women in mid- and upper-management level positions in corporations and other organizations. Statements of the following persons are included: Senator Paul Simon; Elsie Vartanian, Director of the Women's Bureau; Senator Robert Dole; Lynn…

Author explored the concepts of "masculine" and "feminine" as they have been applied to the roles of artist and teacher, and to the characteristics of art works. (Editor/RK)

Author discussed the reasons the arts are the best vehicle for the realization of feminist claims. (Editor/RK)

A survey-experiment was conducted with a national sample of managers and executives. Results reflected a pattern of discrimination based on (1) less managerial confidence in the ability of women to balance home and career responsibilities; and (2) less expectation that career women's husbands should sacrifice for the sake of their careers. (Author)